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Plants, Pages 74 to 83. Trees and Small Fruits, Pages 85 to 90. Tree and Small Fruit Seeds,
Page 84. Flower Seeds, General List, Pages 66 to 73. Cactus Seed, Page 74.
Paeony Seed, Pages 74 and 79. Palm Seed, Page 83.
VEGETABLE SEEDS.
Asparagus
Andiven
Anise
Artichokes
Balm
Beans
Beets
Belladonna
Bene
Bird Seeds
Borage
Borecole ,
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts ..
Burnet ...
Cabbage ,
Canary Seed ,
Caraway
Cardoon
Carrots
Catnip
Page
10
34
29
10
29
..11-14
-.15-16
29
29
30
29
10
10
10
29
..17-22
30
29
29, 30
24
29
Cauliflower .. .
Celery
Champignons
Chervil
Cress
Chicory
Chives
Coffee
Collards
Collections . . . . .
Conglomeration
Coriander
Corn Salad
Corn, Sweet .. .
Cos Lettuce . .
Cotton
Cucumber
Dandelion ...
Dill
Egg Plant.. .
Endive
Page
Page
22, 23
Fennel
29
31
Fetticus
10
30
Fig Tomato
61
30
Filderkraut
21
10
Garlic
32
10
Gumbo
30
30
Henbane
29
13
Herbs
29
10
Hemp
30
6-9
Hoarhound
29
Mixture. .44
Hops
84
29
Horseradish
30
10
Hyssop
29
25. 26
Kale or Borecole . .
10
33 35
Kohlrabi
32
30
Lavender
29
27-29
Leek
32
30
Lettuce
.. .33-35
29
Lineas
30
30
Mangel Wurzel .. .
16
..34
Mango Melon
37
Martinia
Maw
Melon, Musk
Melon, Water
Mushrooms
Mustard
Nasturtium
Orange, Climbing..
Okra or Gumbo
Ozark Spinach
Onion
Onion Sets
Parsley
Parsnip
Peach Tomato
Peanuts
Peas
Pepper
Pickling Cucumber
Pie Plant
Pop Corn. . —
Page
30
30
..36, 37
..37-40
30
.30. 102
30
37
30
63
..41-46
41
47
47
61
47
..49-52
48
....28
.30. 61
....26
Pomegranate
Pumpkins
Purslane
Radish
Rice, Wild
Rosemary
Rue
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Saffron
Sage
Salsify
Savory
Savoy Cabbage
Strawberry Tomato
Squash
Sweet Basil
Sweet Corn
Sweet Fennel
Sweet Marjoram.,
Spinach
Page
37
..61, 62
29
..53-55
30
29
29
30
63
29
29
65
29
21
61
.61, 62
29
.25, 26
....29
....29
....63
Page
Spinach Beet 15
Swiss Chard 15
Scorzonera 65
Sorrel 29
Sugar Beet 16
Sugar Peas 51
Sunflower 65
Tansy 29
Tarragon 29
Tobacco 65
Tomato 56-61
Turnip 64,91
Turnip Celery 31
Thyme 29
Upland Cress 10
Vine Peach 37
Water Cress 10
Wild Rice 30,126
Winter Cherry Tomato.. 61
Wormwood 29
FARM SEEDS.
Page
Alfalfa ..117
Alsike 118
Amber Cane 93
Anchusa 126
Australian Salt Bush 92
Barley 107, 108
Branching Doura 92
Brazilian Flour Corn 92
Beach Grass 121
Bermuda Grass 121
Billion Dollar Grass.... Ill
Bismarck Hog Pea 102
Bokhora Clover 116
Bromus Inermis 122
Broom Corn 91
Broom Corn Millet 112
Buckwheat 91
Burr Clover 116
_ ^ Page
Blue Grass 120
Canadian Blue Grass. ..120
Canada Field Peas 102
Cane 93
Creeping Bent 121
Crimson Clover 116
Clovers 115-118
Corn 92-101
Cotton 30
Cow Peas 102
Dogstail Grass 121
Esparsette 119
English Clover 116
Flax 91
Field Beans 13
Field Peas 102
Floating Meadow Grass. . 122
Fodder Corn 93, 94,
' Page
Fowl Meadow Grass 121
Grasses 119-125
Grass Mixtures 123-125
German Mammoth Clover.. 116
Hard Fescue Grass 121
Hairy Vetch 112
Hog Miliet 112
Hog Grass Mixtures. ., 125
Honey Anchusa 126
Honey Plants 126
Hungarian Grass 112
Incarnat Clover 116
Japan Clover 116
Jerusalem Corn 92
Johnson Grass 121
Kaffir Corn 92
Kale 114
Kentucky Blue Grass.. 120
Page
Lawn Grass 125
Lathy rus S. W 102
Lucerne 117
Macaroni Wheat 109
Mammoth Red Glover 115
Meadow Fescue 121
Meadow Foxtail 122
Meadow Soft Grass. ...121
Millet 112
Milo Maize 92
Nitro-Culture 125
Oats 103-106
Orchard Grass 120
Pea Oat Mixtures 102
Pencilaria 113
Phalaris 121
Potatoes 126-134
Potato Eyes 126
Page
Premiums 143-145
Rape 114
Red Clover 115
Red Fescue 121
Red Top 120
Rescue Grass 121
Rib Grass 121
Rough sulked Meadow Grass 121
Rye 110
Rye Grass 121
Sainfoin 119
Saint John's Rye 121
Sand Lucerne 116
Sand Vetch 112
Seradella 119
Sheep's Fescue 121
Sweet Vernal 121
Speltz 110
Page
Sorghum 93
Sugar Cane 93
Spurry 119
Tall Meadow Oat 6rassl21
Tall Fescue 121
Teosinte 113
Timothy 120
Thousand Headed Kaiell4
Turkestan Alfalfa. ... 117
Turnips and Rutabagas .. 91
Vetches 112
Water Fescue Grass.. 122
Water Meadow Grassl22
Water Spear Grass. . . 122
Wheat 108, 109
Wild Rice 126
White Clover 116
Wood Meadow 121
IMPLEMENTS AND SUNDRIES.
Page
Asparagus Knife 141
Acme Powder Gun 137
Anvil. Vise, etc 144
Augers 141, 144
Bells 145
Bolster Springs 141
Bone Mills 140
Bordeaux Mixture 137
Books 146
Budding Knives 141
Bug Exterminators 137
Butcher Knives 142
Butter Worker 139
Cabbage Cutter 141
Cream Tester 139
Cream Separators 139
Clipper Cleaner 143,
Christy Kitchen Set.... 144'
Corn and Cob Mill 140 !
Corn Drill 141
Corn Planter 141
Corn Shellers 140, 141
Churns 139
Cultivators 135. 136
Drills 135, 136
Diggers, Posthole . . 134, 144
Egg Carrier 138
Egg Food 138
Fanning Mills 143
Feed Boilers 138
Feed Cooker 138
Fodder Cutter 140
Folding Sawing Machines. . 138
Forge 139
Grass Seeders 123
Garden Line Reels 141
Gopher Traps 138
Green Bone Cutter 140
^ Page
Grist Mills 140
Hammer, Handy 141
Hand Seeders 123
Harness Mender 142
Harrows 135
Hay Press 143
Hoes 135, 136
Home Repair Outfits. . .142
Horse Powers 140
Insect Destroyers 137
Jacks 140
Knapsack, Sprayer 137
Kraut Cutter 141
Kill Quick Sprayer 137
Knitting Machine 143
Knives 141,142
Kokosing Cutter 140
Lice Killing Machine.. 138
Lusher Sliccr 141
Page
Mills 140, 143
Mole Traps 138
Mouse Traps 138
Nitro-Culture 125
Pencils and Pens 141
Plows 134. 135
Pony Mill 140
Pop Corn Sheller 141
Posthole Auger 141
Potato Eye Cutter 126
Potato Digger 134
Potato Planter 134
Potato Sprinkler 131
Poultry Drinking Fount.. 138
Poultry Food, Magic. 138
Powder Gun 137
Pruners 141
Pruning Knife 141
Pruning Shears 141
Page
. .137
..136
. .138
..142
..138
..138
Pyrethrum
Rakes
Rat Traps
Repair Outfits..
Rivets
Rivet Punch _
Root Cutter 138
Scales 142
Saw Frames 140
Seeders 123-135. 136
Shellers 141
Shells, Crushed 138
Sewing Machines 142
Spinning Wheel 143
Sprinklers and Sprayers . . 137
Soldering Kit 142
Scuffle Hoes.. 138
Slug Shot 137
Traps 138
Tree Pruner 141
Three Horse Hitch... 141
Tobacco Soap 137
Tools, Garden 141
Trowels 141
Turf Edger 141
Trucks 138-141
Vegetable Slicer 141
Vise 144
Whale Oil Soap 137
Washing Machines ..142
Weeders 141
Wheelbarrow S'der..l23
Wing Shovel Plow . ..134
Wringer 142
PREMIUMS.
Our Premiums on Farm Seeds are Given
GraislllKols.' °" ^^'"^ '^^"^^ ^""^"^ ^^^^^ ®^ inclusive and potatoes on pages 126 to 134 inclusive, but not on CloverB.
No premiums are given on figured bills or special estimates nor on clovers timothv fra.RflAa nnri tnnio t« ^^k^.- ^ u
llowed on clovers and grasses from pages 115 to 125 inclusive and on tools^f^^^^^^^^ to\lf ^""^ premium can be
the Solid
ibove splendid things free.
You Can Take Your Own Time.
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wreiuiui
Wortft niUions ol UoUars to the American Farmer
OLON L. GOODE, the great editor of the "AMERICAN FARMER," in a conversation with us, after a most fulsome praise as to the
^1 merits, purity, the vigor and the great fruitfulness and yield of our seeds said, that he believed from a producing standpoint that the
value of each and every acre of tilled land in the great Northwest, by this he meant Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebras-
SOLON L. GOODE, Indianapolis. Ind.
ka, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Dakota, Montana and Minnesota, and for that matter Texas, too, as we have over 50,000 customers
in that state, has without question been increased from $6.00 to $10.00 per acre through the origination and introduction of Salzer's new
varieties of farm and vegetable seeds — and we believe he is absolutely correct in
his view in this matter and our reason for this belief is as follows:
FIRST. — We have originated and introduced and generally distributed more
new varieties of vegetables that have become a standard in America, which are now
used in almost every garden and on almost every farm. Such varieties have returned
to the grower from 25 per cent, to 50 per cent and in many cases 100 per cent, more
than old varieties used. We say we have originated and introduced more of these
than many Western Seed Firms combined.
SECOND. — We have originated and introduced more varieties of new field
corns, of oats, of potatoes, of barley, of flax, of speltz, of wheat, of rye than all Western
Seedsmen combined and in originating these varieties we have in dozens of cases
doubled, and in some instances trebled the yields of older varieties still offered by
some of the Mossback Seedsmen. A notable instance of this is our White Bonanza
Oat, of which the Agricultural Department of Washington wrote: "Regarding your
oats, in our estimation, taken as a whole, for a large yield, this variety is better than
any other in the exhibit out of a lot of from 400 to 500 samples of new kinds of oats."
And our Triple Income Corn, which by a great unanimity among farmers is the
heaviest yielding early corn on earth, yielding the past season to many farmers in
America 400 big bushel baskets full per acre.
THIRD.— We have originated and improved with careful selection and by hy-
bridization the strains, the qualities and purity of Salzer's Medium Red or June
Clover, of Mammoth Red Clover, of Wisconsin Grown Alsike Clover, of Giant In-
carnate Clover, of Salzer's 20th Century Timothy, of Blue Grass, etc., so that there
is as much difference to-day between our superior strains of above varieties and the
common varieties as are sold by seedsmen, as there is between a rich, luscious Con-
cord grape and the wild grape from the river bottom.
FOURTH. — We were the first seedsmen in America, no matter what other
chaps may claim, who introduced and distributed, generally, Rape Seed. We were
the first who introduced generally into America, Bromus Inermis Grass, than which no grass on earth is better, more fruitful, mpre nourish-
ing and grows on a wider range of country than this noble drought-proof grass.
FIFTH.— We were the first seedsmen to urge and urge and urge the American farmer to plant a plenty of Alfalfa clover. Our wishes
have been realized and to-day there is not a state in the Union in which there are not large fields of Alfalfa clover grown to the great profit
of the farmer.
SIXTH. — We were the first seedsmen to urge farmers to plant a grass mixture composed of different excellent grasses for meadow or
for pasture and to-day there are on our books over 98,000 farmers in America who have followed our suggestion to their great profit.
SEVENTH. — We were the first seedsmen to urge farmers to grow our Billion Dollar Grass for a superabundance of coarser hay and
to-day more than one million acres are annually put into this grass in America.
EIGHTH.— We were the first to urge to the farmers the advisability and the great profit in growing Emmer or Speltz. We imported the
first seed of this from Russia and have pushed the sale of Emmer or Speltz until within the past ten years we have sold over three million
pounds of seed of this magnificent cereal and hay food.
Thus we could keep on, but why weary the reader.^ It suffices to say that our patrons or the readers of this catalog may always depend
upon this: If there is anything new of real merit in the realm of agriculture, if there is anything new in the vegetable seed line or in the
flower seed line or among plants and small fruits, that you can always find it with us. We scour the world, or our agents do, for just such
things. We bring them to La Crosse. We subject them to a most rigid and careful trial and if found worthy, they get a place in our cata-
log and are offered to the public, but out of thousands of the things that are offered to us more than 90 per cent, are discarded, "found want-
ing", after having been given a thorough trial.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
I The American People have been extremely kind to us. When a little over a third of a century ago, we began the garden and seed
iusiness in a small way, little did we dream that the seed business would grow and grow until to-day it has become the greatest mail order
feed and plant establishment in the world.
We have been successful, but be it far from us, that our chief satisfaction lies in the money gained. No, no, a thousand times no! the
greatest satisfaction, the keenest pleasure, the chiefest delight of our long years of active business life as a Seed Company, rest in the
sweet fact that our labors in the line of seed improvements and seed introductions and seed creations have benefited thousands, yea millions
of American Citizens— for without boasting, we can safely say that our new seed and fruit introduction^ havei addQcJ materially to the agri-
cultural development and wealth and prosperity of America. V , . J'.
Letters come to us from Governors, and Editors, and Professors, and Superintendents of Agricultural Colleges, and by the thousands
"from the noblest of them all" — the farmer— telling us of the great material benefit the Agricultural World has received through our vege-
table and tarm seed introductions.
Such letters of cordial honest commendations kindle anew our ambition and urge us onward to seek new creations and betterments in
the realm of agriculture.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis.
BARGAIN VEGETABLE SEEDS.
There are millions of people in America who are not so particular as to the name of a seed as they are about the quality and yield of that
""""^^theseVehl^^^^^ method in offering them bargain seeds at a very, very low price. These seeds will be excellent
sorlVnoTshTil ?f whfch ^\ hlvl ?rown llrgely and which wl are sure will Pl«^«« lll^^^^LT^Z^^^^^ It you wi3h
Here you have just what you want, if you wish an early Bean variety we iurni^^^^^ V^m wioH
^ 'ff\irslJ^^^^^^^^^ lr^d\lltlL'^^^^^^^ While a big head lettuce costs you
So^'with radishes, you get a long or round or oblong, a red or white or black at but 3c a paper and so on throughout the long list-all at
^^""we Sr^e^'positive that this arrangement will be extremely popular, and we expect to us e, this season, over TWO MILLION PACKAGES.
TKese bargain prices are NET and not entitled to any premium.
BARGAIN ASPARAGUS.
Pkg,
Asparagus.... 3c
Oz.
6c
KLb.
10c
Lb.
36c
BARGAIN BEETS.
Pkg.
Oz.
KLb.
Lb.
6c
12c
38c
.3c
6c
12c
3Sc
6c
12c
38c
■re
6c
12c
38c
...2c
4c
10c
24c
...2c
4c
10c
24c
. ..2c
4c
10c
24c
.. 2C
4c
lOc
24c
Late
Round
Oblong
Sugar
If by express or freight, deduct 8c per pound
for postage. If order for seeds is less than
50c, add Ic postage for each 2, 3, 4, B or 6c
package. ^
BARGAIN BEANS.
Postpaid By Exp.
Pkg. Pt. Ot.^Pk. Bu.
20c 30c $0.85 $2.70
Early Green Variety... 5c
Medium Green Variety 5c 20c 30c
Late Green Variety. ...5c 20c 30c
Early Wax Variety .... 6c 20c 30c
Medium Wax Variety. 6c 20c 30c
Late Wax Variety 6c 20c 30c
Green Pole 5c 20c 30c
Wax Pole 6c 20c 30c
White Field Bean 5c 20c 30c
Red Field Bean 5c 20c 30c
85
.85
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
.80
.90
2.70
2.70
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.90
490
2.70
2.90
BARGAIN SWEET CORN.
Postpaid. By Ex.
Pkg. Pt. Qt. Peck
Early Variety 4c 20c 32c $0.90
Medium Variety 4c 20c 32c .90
Late Variety 4c 20c 82c .80
PopCorn Sorts 3c 20c 32c .90
Peep O'Day 10c 25c 38c 1.00
BARGAIN CABBAGE.
Pkg. Or. ^Lb. Lb,
Roundhead Early 3c 12c 40c $1.20
Early Pointed Head
Variety 3c 10c 30c
Medium Early Variety. ..3c 10c 30c
Late Variety 3c 10c 30c
Red Variety 3c 10c 30c
Savoy Cabbage 3c 10c 30c
If order Is less than 60c for seeds add Ic for
each 2. 3. 4, 5 or 6c package for postage.
BARGAIN CAULIFLOWER.
Pkg.
Early Variety 10c
Medium Early Variety 10c
Late Variety 8c
MOz. HOz. Oz.
30c 55c $1.00
30c 55c 1.00
20c 80c .60
BARGAIN CARROTS.
Pkg. Oz. KLb. Lb.
Early Short 3c 6c 16c 45c
Early Half Long 3c 6c 15c
Medium Summer Variety 3c 6c 15c
Late Variety , "1^ 15^
Large Yellow for stock. ..2c 5c 12c
Large White for stock .... 2c 6c 12c
45c
45c
45c
40c
40c
BARGAIN CELERY.
Pkg. Oz. MLb.
Early Blanchine..* 5c 20c 45c
Medium Variety, blanch-
ing 6c 20c 46c
Late Variety, blanching. .5c 20c 45c
Rooted Variety 3c 10c 80c
BARGAIN EGG PLANT.
Pkg. Oz. KLb.
Early Variety 6c 40c $1.25
Late Variety 5c 26c .76
BARGAIN KOHLRABI.
Pkg. Oz. KLb.
Early Variety 4c 10c 35c
Late Variety 3c 8c 25c
BARGAIN CUCUMBERS.
Pkg. Oz. MLb. Lb.
Early Variety 3c 8c 20c 48c
Medium Variety 3c 8c 20c 48c
ate Variety 3c 8c 20c 48c
-kling Sorts 3c 8c 20c 48c
Lb.
$1.40
1.40
1.40
1.00
8 Lbs
by ex
$1.06
1.06
1.05
1.05
BARGAIN LETTUCE.
Pkg. Oz.
Early Green Leaf 2^c 6c
Late Green Leaf 2Hc 6c
Early Head ^'Ac 6c
Late Head 2^c 6c
Bronze Head 2%c 6c
Big Head 5c 10c
Mixed Lettuce 10c 20c
5iLb.
18c
18c
18c
18c
18c
25c
50c
Lb.
$3.00
2.50
Lb.
$1.00
.90
Lb.
$0.48
.48
.48
.48
.48
.80
1.25
BARGAIN MUSKMELON.
Pkg.
Oz.
KLb.
Lb.
.3c
8c
18c
$048
.3c
8c
18c
.48
4c
10c
26c
.90
8c
18c
.48
10c
20c
40c
1.25
10c
16c
20c
.60
BARGAIN WATERMELON.
Pkg.
Oz.
KLb.
Lb.
6c
14c
46c
6c
14c
46 c
6c
14c
46c
3c
6c
14c
46c
3c
6c
14c
46 c
10c
15c
20c
60c
M ixed Watermelons ....10c 15c
BARGAIN ONION SEED.
Pkg.
Oz.
'ALh,
Lb.
.3c
8c
30c
$1.00
8c
30c
1.00
8c
30c
1.10
4c
12c
40c
1.40
4c
12c
40c
1.40
12c
40c
1.40
6c
12c
40c
1 40
4c
10c
b5c
1.20
4c
10c
36c
1.20
4c
10c
36c
1.20
.6c
15c
60c
1.60
6c
15c
60c
1.50
7c
10c
20c
.75
BARGAIN PUMPKINS.
Pkk{. Oz.
Small Variety 3c 6c
Large Variety 3c 5c
Salzer's Mammoth 10c 20c
Mixed 10c 15c
MLb. Lb.
10c $0.35
10c .35
75c 2.25
20c .45
BARGAIN RADISHES.
Pkg.
Early Round Red ....3c
Early Round White ..3c
Early Half Long Red. 3c
Long White ! .. .3c
Long Red.... 3c
Summer White 3c
Summer Yellow 3c
Summer Red 3c
Winter White 3c
Winter Black 3c
Mixed Radishes 10c
Postpaid.
Oz. >/^Lb.
6c 123
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
Oc
6c
15c
lie
12c
]2c
12c
12c
12c
12c
12c
12c
25c
By
Exp.
Lb. Ll3.
36c 25c
36c 25c
36c 25c
36c 25c
36c 25c
36c 25c
36c 25c
3 c 25C
36c 25c
36c 25c
75c 65c
BARGAIN RUTABAGAS.
Pkg. Oz. KLb. Lb.
White Rutabaga Sorts. .2^20 5c 10c 28ci
Summer Sorts 2^c 5c 10c 28ci
Winter Sorts (Yellow). .2J^c 5c 10c 28c
Mixed Rutabaga 10c 15c 20c 38c
Prize Winner 6c 10c 20c 60c
Rutabaga Seed by express— lb., 24c; 3 lbs., 70c:
10 lbs.. $2.00.
BARGAIN SALSIFY.
Pkg. Oz. KLb.
Early Variety 4c 8c 20c
Medium Late Variety 4c 8c 20a
Lb.
70&
BARGAIN SPINACH.
BARGAIN PARSNIP.
Pkg. Oz. ^Lb. Lb.
Long Sorts 3c 6c 12c 38c
Round Sorts 3c 6c 12c 3 8c
BARGAIN PARSLEY.
Pkg. Oz. 54Lb. Lb.
Rooted Sort 3c 7c 16c 60c
Curled Sort 3c 7c 16c 50c
BARGAIN PEAS.
Packages and Quarts Postpaid.
Pkg. Qt. Pk. Bu
Early Yellow 6c 35c $0.90 $3.50
Early Green 5c 35c .90 3.50
Medium Yellow 6c 35c .90 3.60
Medium Green 6c 35c .90 3.50
Late Yellow 5c 86c .90 3.50
Late Green 6c 35c .90 3.50
Dwarf Yellow 6c 40c 1.20 4.00
Dwarf Green 7c 45c 1.40 5.20
BARGAIN PEPPER SORTS.
Pkg. Oz. %Lb.
Large Red 6c 12c 45c
Large Yellow 5c 12c 45c
Small Red 6c 15c 55c
Lb
$1.50
1.60
2.00
Pkg.
Early Variety ....3c
Summer Variety^ 3c
Fall Variety 3c
Winter Variety ..3c
Postpaid
Oz. kLb.
5c 8c
6c 8c
5c 8c
5c 8c
By Exp.
Lb. 5lbs. lOlbs.
2Bc 75c $1.30
28c 75c 1.30
28c 76c 1.30
28c 75c 1.30
BARGAIN SQUASH.
Pkg. Oz.
White Summer Variety, 3c 5c
Yellow Summer Variety ..3c 5c
Fall Variety 3c 5c
Winter Variety...., .3c 6c
Mixed Squash Seed 10c 16c
MLb.
16c
16c
16c
16c
25c
BARGAIN TOMATOES.
Pkg. Oz. '/<Lb.
Early Red 4c 15c 45c
Medium Early Red 4c 15c 45c
Late Red 4c 15c 45c
Yellow -fc 15c 45c
Early Minnesota 10c 20c 75c
BARGAIN TURNIPS.
Pkg. Oz. 5<Lb.
Early Sorts gHc 6c 10c
Round Sorts '2Hc 5c 10c
Long Sorts 2^c 6c 10c
Winter Sorts 2''^c 5c 10c
Mixed Sorts lOc 20c 25c
If by express-lb. 24c; 3 lbs., 70c; 10 lbs.
Lb.
60c
60c
60c
60c
80c
Lb.
$1.3&
1 35
1.35
1.36
2.75
Lb
32c
32c
32c
32c
38c
, $2.00
6
The Great $1.00 Collection of Earliest Vegetables.
There are thieves even in the seed trade. There are men who are so unprincipled as to steal our cuts, our descriptions, in order to sell
their inferior seeds. Thus they will try and palm off EARLIEST VEGETABLES, claiming them to be "just as good" as Salzer's Northern
Grown. Well, they are not. This collection of 35 Packages Earliest and Best Vegetables is without an equal. It is composed of our special-
ties -varieties we have cared f(Jr and improved for the past 20 years. There is nothing like it in the seed trade. That's the reason some
seedsmen try to copy it. That this collection pleases; that the seeds therein are the earliest in the world ; that it gives satisfaction every-
where, we introduce here only a few of THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS:
b.
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25
45
Nal. Horn, Syracuse. N. Y. : "The earliest
vegetables I ever ate. and the earliest I ever
raised, came from your collection of 35 Pack-
ages."
Jerome Ross, Dallas. Tex.: "I swear bySal-
zer! That the earliest vegetables in the world,
Texas included, come from you."
, H. E. Johns, San Jose. III.: "My vegetables
from the 35-i*ackak'e Collection were certainly
10 days ahead of any here grown "
Karl Meyer, Frankfort-on-the-Main, Ger-
many;"The 35 Packatres Earliest Vegetable Col-
lection I cannot praise enouk'h. I have splendid
early vegetables fully 2 weeks ahead of my
friends.
Frank O. Call, San Francisco, Cal. : "Many
thanks for your splendid seed. The 35 Pack-
ages Earliest Seed proved more than you claim-
ed for it. Early? Yes 16 days ahead of my
neighbors. They can't be beat in quality."
J. Ewe, Jefferson, Mo. : "A word about your
Earliest Collection. Every sort is a gem. and
all earlier than any I have ever planted. "
G. Hovey, Findlay, Ohio.: "This is a protec-
tion state. Your gardener customers are protect-
ed by 16 days! That is, your Earliest Vegetables
are that much earlier than other seedsmen's."
Ralph Clark, Edinburgh. Scotland: "The 85
sorts of vegetables give me, in many instances,
vegetables 3 weeks ahead of any in our market. '
Wm. Watkins. Bristol, England; "My gar-
dener tells me that the fine early vegetables we
are now enjoying came from your 35 Packages
Earliest Vegetable Collection. Accept my
thanks for same. I was to dinner recently at
Earl 's. He tells me I am fully 25 days
ahead of him— all due to your seed! "
Thus we could keep on with testimonials from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, and from every county land state of our
grand United States. Everybody praises this collection as the earliest in the wide, wide world. Try them for 1907. They are fine and cheap.
Think of it! Postpaid, for only $1.00 with the 4 Premium Packages you get (see Page 4); about 2%c per package and every sort a gem.
lOc
>0c
Oc
.Oc
lOc
85
35
35
35
75
;PKG's EARLIEST ABESTii
) VE6- NOVELTIES*
THE GREAT ONE-DOLLAR COLLECTION.
This collection of 35 grand vegetable sorts is without question the very finest offered in the world. Many seedsmen, of course, will imitate
this, but in quality it is impossible to reach it because many of the seeds contained herein are our specialties, and cannot be got from anyone else.
The following 35 sorts of vegetable seeds,— sufficient for a family garden.— the very best and the very earliest of their kind.— for only $1.00
net. No club rates. This gives everybody an opportunity to test our superior Northern Seeds and have the very earliest vegetables grown. If
vou want choice, early vegetables on your table. "WAY AHEAD (yes. 10 to 15 days ahead) of your neighbors, get this collection. This lot is put in 35
big packages— the catalogue value, $2.40— and will not be broken. Look up their description. These 36 big packages for $1.00 are a great bargain.
Asparagus. Berliner Cucumber. Prolific Pickle Peas, Salzer's Earliest &
Beet. Eclipse ...Cress, Extra Curled Best
Beans, Ne Plus Ultra Endive Parsley, Early Moss Curled.
Borecole. Dwarf German. Kohl Rabi. Early Vienna. Radish, Erfurt Dark Red..
Corn, Early La Crosse — Lettuce, Early Simpson. Radish. Long Scarlet
Cabbage, Salzer's EarliestLettuce, German Butter. . Rutabaga, Early Yellow....
Cabbage. Red Pickling.. ..Leek, Salzer's Earliest. ..Sage
Carrot, F>ench Forcing. ..Melon, Water. Phinney's. Spinach, Early Summer
Cauliflower. E. Paris Musk, Jenny Lind Squash, Early White Bush.
Celery. White Plume Onion, New Queen Sweet Marjoram
Celery, Turnip-Rooted . ..Parsnip, Long Sugar Turnip. Early La Crosse . ..
Cucumber. Early Market. Pepper, Ruby King Tomato, Early Conqueror .
tW^ These 35 big packages Early Vegetables are a bargain. Try them.
. . . THESE . . .
1 35 Big Packages for I
SI.OO,
POSTPAID.
I These 35 Big Packages I
will not be changed.
This collection gives you the choicest of the choice in Early Vegetables, and gives you lots of them for but little money. Thousands' 4;'
tried them and thousands chant their praises. You will certainly do the same if you order them this spring. Nothing in the world quite so V y"
«^ f^^^ Ar.^ ^t..... .>o.^U oi /^rv ,,-,11-,-,.; . » . - -r. . ^ ^ ^ . . . .^..L^ .
7 BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
VEGETABLE COLLECTIONS.
These are put up with extreme care, just the sorts and kinds that do well and please everywhere. We have great collectlonB on pages 6
to 9. You will be delik^hted with the results obtained therefrom.
Earliestof All Vegetable Collection, ^o'^tvr. 50 C
ENTS
This
THE
is the earhest of all vegetable novelty collections. Will produce vegetables 20
days ahead of others. All grand novelties and rare sorts. Try them.
Beans, Earliest Wax $0.15 Pea. Karly May $0.15"^ g
Beet, Red Beauty 10 Radish, Salzer's Earliest. . .10 p
Cabbage, Lightning .15 Tomato, Earliest of All... .20 l^or-
Corn, First of All 10
Carrot, First of All 10
WHOLE LOT 'OF^I BIG PACKAGES. WORTH $1.16. POSTPAID. FOE BOC.
$1.15 -iS
7 Cucumber, Eong Green.
50 Cents J^.^ft fi,f,%%' \l i!4t"l^.g Sm^ou" mood. 8 CoTn,-MammoUrSugar.
tables for only 60 c This co^^^ 3 Cabbage,FremiumFltDutch. 9 phlrabi. Sak«rsMan,moth.
le^^tioii cannot be broken. Theyi 4 Carrot. Long Orange.^. 10 Lettuce Prize Head.
13 Onion. Yellow Danvers. 'I Catalogue Price
14 Peas. Telephone. $1.30
15 Radish, White Strasburg. LSpeciai
16 Spinach, Long Standing. [Price
17 Squash, Marblehead. J Only
I Postpaid
50c
OUR 70 CENT VEGETABLE COLLECTION.
We are frequently asked for a collection of vegetables for a small garden, and we cordially recom-
mend the following , which we will send, postpaid, for only 70c 1 he varieties contained therein are all
A No 1, of choicest qualities, and will surely please and delight, bome of the best sorts in the world
are found in this 70c collection. You will surely be delighted with same.
Beans, Salzer's Six Weeks, 10c.
Beans, Case Knife, a pole bean, 10c.
Beet, Best of All, 10c.
Carrot, Gucrande, 10c.
Cabbage, Salzer's Ideal, 12c.
Celery, Self -Blancher, 15c.
Corn, Egyptian Sweet, 10c.
Cucumber. Salzer's Perfection, 10c.
Cucumber, Boston Pickling, 5c.
Lettuce, All Cream, 15c.
Muskmelon, the Osage, 10c.
Watermelon, 5c.
Onion, Prize Danvers, 8c. }
Parsnip, Salzer's Crown, 5c.
Peas, Telephone, 10c.
Radish, Scarlet Olive, 5c.
Parsley, Moss Curled, 5c.
Tomato, Ea Crosse Seedling, 15c.
Squash, Improved Hubbard, 10c.
Turnip, Early Six Weeks, 5c.
S^ln all, 20 big packages with a retail value of over $1.86, Postpaid, for only 70C. If you wish a
complete garden of earliest and late vegetables, take our great $1.00 Collection, found on page 6. and
this 70c Collection. , , . Vr t. i ^ «i ro
Tlic two we will mail to one address, in all, 55 big packages, for $l.bU.
POSTPAID
ONLY
UPMARKET GARDENERS TRADE A SPECIALTV-^i
WHOLESALE PRICES TO MARKET GARDENERS.
Write to=day for same-or make out your list of seed desired and sond to us for speci al wholesale prices.
HOW MUCH SBBO XO SOW.
- The following table gives a fair idea oftHe quantity of seed to sow per row of 100 yards long; also, seeds required per acre,
given is a great plenty. . _ ^
Tlie amount
Fijr Per
Row. Acre.
Asparagus . . . . 8 oz. 6 lbs.
Beans. Bush.. 3 qts. VA bu.
Beans. Lima.. 3 pts. 20 qts.
Beans. Pole... 1 pt. 15 a ts.
Beet 6 oz. 8 lbs.
Broccoli Vz oz. 1 lb.
BrusseisSprouts % oz. 1 b.
Cabbage 1 oz. % lb.
Per
Row.
Carrot 3 oz.
Caulifiower.. .3^. oz.
Celery 1 oz.
Col birds % oz.
Corn, Sweet.. 1 pt.
Cress 1 oz.
Cucumber.... 8 oz.
Per
Acre.
8 lbs.
4 oz.
8 oz.
10 oz.
8 qts.
2 lbs.
Bibs.
Per
Row.
Egg Plant Vz oz.
Endive 2 oz.
Leek 2 oz.
Lettuce 2 oz.
Melon, Water 2 oz.
Melon, Musk.. 2 oz.
Mustard 4 oz.
Per
Acre.
16 oz.
lib.
10 oz.
10 oz.
8 lbs.
2 lbs.
1 lb.
-.TM-n'riTt r\r> -nr A-MTO ■Dt?T? Ar»"Dl?.
Pumpkin
Radish
Rhubarb....
Salsify
Spinach —
vSquash
Tomato
Turnips
wi fnnt Rfio. 2x1 ft., 21,780; 2x2 ft., 10.890; 3x1ft., 14,520; 3x2 ft., 7,260; 3x3 ft., 4,840;
Per
Row.
Okra 12 oz.
Onion, for
large bulbs.. 2 oz.
O n i o n s » for
sets 8 oz.
Parsley 2 oz.
Peas 3 qts.
Pepper Yz oz.
Per
Acre.
5 lbs.
5 lbs.
35 lbs.
1 lb.
2 bu.
H lb.
Per
Row.
.. 2 oz.
.. 6 oz.
.. 4 oz.
.. 4 oz.
.. 6 oz.
.. 3 oz.
... 1 oz.
.. 3 oz.
Per '■
Acre.'
5 lbs.
8 lb-
4lb^
4lb6
10 Ibj
3 11
4V
2 It
4x1 ft., 10,890
1^
jwx^._^^^^^ii^z^r>^ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS^EDS AND TOOLS. LA CROSSE, WIS.
8
MID SUMMER COLLECTION 52 C"
SALZER'S MIDSUMMER COLLECTION.
Here's the thing you have been looking for.
First, of course, comes Salzer's Earliest Collection of vegetables
l)un(l on page 6 or the Earliest of All Collection on page 7.
Above two are the earliest collections of thoir kind on earth and are
lelng extensively copied by other seedsmen but for earliness there is no
leedsman that can touch Salzer's Northern grown seeds.
Then comes this wonderful Midsummer Collection.
We make three different size packages for this collection
J.?.^'/? mV^?.^®''''?^ package, which, by th: way. is biggerthan the department stores sell for
heir big.big. big packages, because every kernel out of a hundred kernels grows while seeds oi,i?^^
he department stores so often are old and dead. e^u wb wane seeds out ol
Then the next is our Big Package Collection and third, the M Pt. and Oz. Collection.
Tender, juicy, stringless.
One_ of the best
This collection is composed of the following seeds :
. Beet— Long Red. A standard sort Ritr Pk^r
I Beans— Round Podded Wax. t«„^«.. ;„;^„ — ..rug rKg..
I. Beans— Horticultural Pole. O
r. Carrot— Chantenay. Unrivalled
I. Cabbage— Succession. Splendid midsummer....... * '
Celery— Giant Pnscal. Splendid in August
Cauliflower- Midsummer. Peerless
Cucumber— Market Gardeners. Tender, long, fine* !.*."..!!'.."!*!*.
Vo^"~Hicox Canner. One of the best summer sorts
Egg Plant;-New York Purple. Well known
Endive— Green Curled. In great demand ".
Leek— Wmter Flag .
Lettuce— The Deacon. A splendid head .**.'.*..*'.'!*.*. *.**"*
IMuskmelon-Skillrnan's Netted. Very sweet and proiific .'.'.'.'.*.*.*. V.V;.
Watermelon- Scalv Bark. Large, fine .
; Onion-White Portugal A splendid white '^^7'*r^l'
Onion— Australian Brown. The best brown.. K-t'Mv/
Okra— Long Green, Well known
Parsley— Moss Curled. Fine for garnishing .*,....*.'.*..'.'.
Peas— Everbearing. Very Drolific. large podded. . '.. ' '^'V
PeDoer-Mountain Sweet. A splendid pepper "i *
Radish— The Shepard. Long, tender, juicy
Spinach— Savoy. The very best
4. Squash— Pineapple. Splendid for all purposes '.*.'/.*.'.*".'.* '
D. Tomato— Livingstone's Beauty. Cannot be beaten
The price of the above magnificent collection,
a July and August, is as follows:
1. The collection of small 100 kernel packages, postpaid 52c.
2. The collection of big packages, postpaid 74c.
f. The collection compoBed of %
Rid for $1.40.
Oc
10c
lOc
10c
3 c
10c
12c
10c
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
5c
5c
5c
10c
6c
5c
Oz.
K Pt..
VtVt..
Oz..
M Pt.
Oz..
V2 Pt
Oz..
10c
15c
15c
15c
10c
25c
40c
15c
10c
30c
10c
10c
10c
10c
10c
10c
10c
10c
10c
10c
25c
10c
16c
10c
25c
collection that will come In play during the midsummer.
pts. Of Beans. Corn and P.aB. H oz. Caulifiower, and one ounce of each of tfto otJTrpapkageB.TI
BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
SALZER'S LATE COLLECTION.
This is Indeed a wonderful collection, a remarkable collection, giving you rich, rare vegetables
great abundance at remarkably low prices.
Tbis great collection must not be compared wltli:collections offered by other dealers, catalog hous<
etc.
The seeds composing this collection are par excellence in every respect and the price is postpaid, whl
in most cases dealers do not offer to postpay same.
1.
3.
4.
6.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
28.
24.
25.
26.
Beans—Refugee. Green, very juicy Small Pkg.,
Beans— Bargain Wax. Very rich....
Beet— Invincible. Without an equal
Beet— Bargain Long. A splendid sort.
Cabbage— Autumn King. A splendid late sort
Cabbage— Bridgeport Market. Very rich flavor
Celery— Giant White. Nutty, tender....
Cauliflower— Autumn King. Unrivalled ,
Citron— Colorado Citron. Splendid for preservuig
Carrot— Chantenay. Of elegant quality
Corn, Sweet— Moore's Concord. Juicy, sweet
Cucumber— Nicholas Medium. A very popular sort
Lettuce— Ice Drumhead. Green, tender heads
Leek— Winter Flag. One of the very best.
Muskmelon— The Princess. Very sweet and rich
Watermelon— Johnson's Christmas. Very popular
Onion— Connecticut Red. A splendid keeper
Pumpkin— Sugar. Rich flavor.. •
Parsley— Fern Leaf. In great demand
Parsnip— Sugar. One of the best - •
Peas— McLean's Advancer. Very prolific
Radish-Long Black Winter ;
Radish— China Rose. A splendid fall and winter sort
Squash— Olive. One of the best squash varieties
Spinach— Winter Prickly. Largely prized
Tomato— Turner's Hybrid. Very large
4c
4c
4c
2c
4c
4c
4c
4c
8 c
4c
4c
3c
3c
3 c
3 c
3 c
3 c
3c
3c
3c
4c
3c
3c
3c
3c
4c
Big Pkg., 5c
6c
10c
3c
10c
10c
10c
10c
5c
10c
6c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
5c
'A PL, li
" i:
Oz. 2
" 3
'* 4
' 3
MOZ..4
Oz..
'A Pt..
Oz..
H Pt..
Oz..
PRICE OF THIS SPLENDID LATE COLLECTION:
1. Small packages of 100 kernels each, 48c postpaid,
2. The collection of 26 big packages postpaid, 76c.
3. pt. packages of Peas, Corn and Beans, % oz. of Cauliflower and 1 oz. packag
of all the rest of above 26 splendid varieties postpaid for but $1.48. Catalog prii
|3.93— but we sell it postpaid to you for $1.48.
The No. 3 Collection contains sufficient seed to grow a great, great quantity of vegetaDles. wHII© tt
Nn 1 r.nnta.ina about as much as nine out ot tf^jx families can consume.
SALZER'S VEGETABLE SEEDS.
pea2?^??.'*KV^fef?»gWrouUo&^ a°<l <=^bbage and potatoes and peas and
if money making is a pleasure to yiu, to sow a plenty of onibnl cabbise beln^ J>p» ."Jin?, LI^""!? farmer. It therefore behoSves you,
short. Look out for 1907; plant a plenty. Prices oueSt to be hAh^ vP, ^^^ ^Jf - ^! ^F® ^P* ^^^^ and c?op^
fatten your bank accouuc and give you money to do good with ^i-Bn-yeB, way up. That is the time to have plenty on hand to sell. It wfil
ASPARAGUS ROOTS.
ALL ONE YEAR
OLD.
FREE RY MAIL.
BY EXPRESS.
Per 25.
Per 100.
Per 25.
Per 100.
Per 250.
Berliner Freude...
Col. M. White
Conover's
Barr's Mammoth..
Palmetto
$0.50
.50
.50
.60
.50
$1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
$0.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
$1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
$2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
Plant nn^P mS^"" ^'^^^i ^^ ^^^ A" ^^^r old: by express^
Plant one-year-old roots in rich, deep soil, 12 inches Jipart.
1908 you can cut fair crops.
t^Two-year-old (per express only) per 25. 40c* Der 50 top*
per 100. $1.26; per 250, $2.50; per 1000 $8^lo. ' '
ASPARAGUS.
Asparagus -Berliner Freude— A supe-
rior Hybrid Asparagus, maturing fully the
third year, with a bountiful crop the sec-
ond year, from seed culture. Extremely
early. Pkg. of seed. lOc; oz., 20c: lb..
60c; lb.. $1.50.
Columbia Mammoth White — A new
large white variety of great beauty and
yield. Immensely prolific: giant size
stalks: rich, juicy, tender— just the Aspar-
agus you want. Price of Seed: Pkg.. 10c:
oz.. 20c: K lb.. 60c: lb.. $2.00.
Barr's Mammoth— A bunch of 25 edible
shoots weighed 13 lbs. It is of a very fine
flavor; the shoots are very
tender almost to the stem.
Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c: % lb.. 40c;
lb.. $L25.
choke known,
lb.. $1.00.
HDTICPKE.
A delicious
vegetable. The
blossom is
cooked and
prepared and
furnishes a
great rar-
ity in food.
Large
Globe —
Pkg., 10c:
OZ..25C; lb..
$2.60.
Salzer's
Earliest —
The earli-
- , est arti-
Pkg.. 15c; oz., 40c; %
Giant Palmetto— It is an enormous yielder. very even and regu-
lar in Its growth and of very large size. Pkg., lOc; oz.. 20c: % lb..
uOc; lb., $1.50.
Conover's Colossal-Large and rapid growth. The well-known
.ort; used for many years. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., postpaid. 60c.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
, Improved Dwarf-Being planted in
increasing quantities all over the United
States. It is a vegetable of great delicacy
and while not as large as the Salzer Ham-
burg Strain, yet this dwarf sort is very
tine and sure to piease.
Pkg.. 5c: ^ lb.. 50c.
SALZER^S HAMBURG BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
. We saw immense fields of this splendid vegetable while
in hrance and Germany. It is used there in great quanti-
ties. It is the very best winter vegetable that can be sown
No matter how hard the frosts of November and Decern'
ber. It does not injure the Sprouts. The plants remain ii,
the garden untildesired for cooking, and then are taken in
as frosts
i m prove
them.
Strip off
the outer
covering
of the
S prou ts,
cook them
whole —
ah! such
•Sprouts
meltinthe
m o u t h ,
and are a
d e 1 icacy
not surpassed by
the finest Cauli-
flower. For ear-
ly use plant in
May andjiine; for
late, in July. Full
culture direc-
tions on p a c k -
ages. Pkg.. lOc;
oz.. 25c.. 'A lb..
76c; lb.. $2.50.
BORECOLE OR KALE.
A hardy, useful winter vegetable. Sow in the
middle of April or in the fall. Improved in taste
when touched by frost.
BROCCOLI.
-wr.
SALZER'S ERFURT DWARF KALE
This magnificent novelty we introduced from
li^rfurt, where Kale is grown to great perfection.
It is extrernely proli
fic. of the richest col
orand mostdelicious
flavor. If you haven't
given Kale a trial, do
sothisyear: you will
relish it. Pkg.. 10c;
oz.. 25c:Mlb..60c;lb .
$2.00.
DWARF GERMAN
GREEN KALE.
• Grown in large quan-
tities by our German
friends, who thor-
oughly understand
the preparation of
this splendid vegeta-
ble. Pkg.. 5c; oz., 20c;
H lb.. 60c.
Scotch Green Kale— Very fine. See cut. Pkg..
5c: oz.. 15c; lb.. SI. 00.
LARGE WHITE BROCCOLI.
Nearly allied to Cauliflower, but more
hardy, of excellent flavor, and greatly
relished by all who grow them.
Large White-The
finest, largest and
best cropping sorts.
Pkg..lOc:oz .30c:
lb.. $2.75.
Purple Cape-
Standard sort,
very fine. Pkg..
5c: oz., 30c; lb..
$2.75.
COLLARDS.
PURPLE CAPE. Georgia — Pkg..
5c; oz.. lOc; lb..$l.
Marrowfat— Pkg.. 5c; oz..l5c; lb..$1.00.
CRESS.
and can
Pkg.. 6c;
Extra Curled— Fine flavor,
be cut two or three times,
oz.. lOc; H lb., 25c; lb., 75c.
True Water-A perennial aquatic
plant of low growth. Pkg., 10c; oz.,
60c: ^ lb.. $1.50.
Upland Cress— Shows its bright
green leaves as soon as the snow be-
gins to melt, and is ahead of all other
earlv greens in the spring by fully 3
weeks. It has a crisp, tart taste and
is relished as a salad. Pkg., 10c; oz.,
40c.
Price Salzer's Hamburg:
Pkg . 10c; oz., 25c; Ya lb., 75c
CORN SALAD OR
FETTICUS.J^
An excellent vegetable, used as a salad; largely grown for
market. Sow early in spring, in rows 1 foot apart, and it is
fit for use in six weeks. Pkg., 5c; oz.. lOc; lb., $1.00.
SALZER'S SPLENDID BEANS.
Salzer's Northern Grown Beans, when it comes to real, genuine quality, good, rich flavor, big. profitable yield, are far ahead of eastern and southern stocks.
A trial will surely convince you. iWrite for special bushel lot prices on Beans and Peas if zvantcd in large lots.)
SALZER'S GOLDEN WAX.
This bean has again covered itself with glory last
season, and has earned the pre-eminent distinction of
being the Best Wax Bean in the world for gener-
al culture. It is planted with great confidence by all
market gardeners and market farmers as one of the sur-
est paying Wax Bean investments. Salzer's Earliest
is much earlier and fills the want for a very early
Wax Bean, but Salzer's Golden Wax fills the place
of a general purpose Wax Bean. Our strain of Gold-
en Wax has proven itself rust proof. It is very
bushy, thereby retaining moisture in the soil, so that
the drouth does not affect it. It has been the means
of making many a market gardener rich, as we have
gardeners who plant from 5 to 20 bushels of our Wax
Beans annually. $96.10 from 1 bushel. Henry
King, of St. Louis Co., who grows Jfor the St. Louis
market, writes: I planted 1 bushel of Salzer's
Golden Wax. I sold $96.10 worth of the finest
Wax Beans I ever saw of that one bushel planted.
It is the finest, most prolific, tenderest string-
leas Golden Wax Bean grown. It is very early,
following Salzer's Earliest, of delicious flavor,
and one of the best Wax Beans in the market.
Sells like hot cakes in green state. Splendid
for family use, splendid for market, splendid
for every purpose.
PRICE OF SALZER'S GOLDEN WAX.
Pkg., 10c; Vi pt., 20c; pt., 30c; qt., 46c, post-
paid; by express, pkg., 10c; pt., 20c: qt., 25c;
pk., 75c; pk.. $1.25; bu., $4.40.
MIDSUMMER WAX BUSH BEAN.
Salzer's Midsummer Wax has taken the gar-
deners all over America by storm. Twelve
times as many Beans were sold of this sort by
us in 1906 as in previous years. — That tells
the story of the need and the demand for a
second early Bean, ripening after Salzer's
Earliest Wax and Salzer's Golden Wax, so
that a succession of Wax Beans can be had
for the market. It produces an enormous
crop of long, bright, large pods, of clear,
transparent color, aud exquisite quality. It is as
near everbearing as any Wax Bean can be,
coming into use after our Golden Wax, and con-
tinuing well stocked with large pods of a beau-
tiful color, of tender quality, for a long period.
Our experience with same proves it to be abso-
lutely free from rust. The dense foliage in-
sures plenty of protection from the scorching
midsummer suns, at the same time retaining
abundant moisture around the roots, which
keeps the plants continuously vigorous.
For private gardens it is especially valuable
on account of the long duration of its bearing
season. No better Beans in the world than the
above three.
PRICE OF MIDSUMMER WAX BEAN.
Pkg., 10c; pt., 20c; qt., 35c, postpaid;
by freigbt, pk., 80c; pk., $1.50; bu.,
$5.75.
JSALZER'S EARLIEST WAX.
This Bean has fairly leaped into popularity— enormous,
has been the demand for same since its introduction in 1897.
For many years there has been a great call for an Early
Golden Wax Bean. With tliis in view, we have been exf
pcrimcnting and originating new varieties, until today we
believe we have the earliest Wax Rcan in the world in
Salzer's Earliest Wax Bean.— $36.50 from 1 peck
seed. I sold three pickings from Salzer's Earliest Wax
Beans, receiving for same $36.50. This was from one peck
Beans planted. I received for them 8c, 6c, and 4c a pound,
netting me 6c a pound. That paid me handsomely. So
writes J. A. Wood, of Detroit, Mich. — This is a variety that
will surely find a warm place in the hearts of market gar-
deners, who well know that the earlier they can get their
Wax Beans in the market the handsomer their profit will
be. This variety is extremely hardy. We have never seen
them rust. It produces an extremely heavy crop, pods are
very long, broad and showy, and not liable to blister. It'i
tbe Bean for extreme early. This new Bean has proven
itself a great wiinier. It's the earliest Wax Bean known^
and with this is coupled the splendid fact of its being the.
very finest.
PRICE OF SALZER'S EARLIEST WAX.
Large pkg., lOc; pt., 20c; pt., 30c; qt., 45c, post-
paid; by express, pkg., 10c; pt.,20c; qt., 30c; HPk.,
80c; pk., $1.50; bu., $4.90; 2 bu., $9.75.
YOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX BEAN.
The pods attain a length of 10 to 14 in.,
with the thickness of a man's finger, and
are nearly all solid pulp, the seeds being
very small, when the pods are fit for use.
and are absolutely stringless. cooking
tender and delicious. It is enormously
productive, as many as 50 of its monster
pods having been counted on one bush.
Pkg., 10c; % pt., 20c; pt., 26c* qt., 35c,
postpaid. By express or freight: ^ pk.,
dOc; pk., $1.6 0; bn., $6.00.
LIMA WAX BEAN,
A great Bean— Dwarf. Produces tre-
mendous Quantities of broad, thick,
meaty wax pods Oi light color. Seed small,
white, of Lima flavor. Price by mail:
Pkg., lOc; pt., 25c; qt., 40c, By express;
Pk.. $1.60; bu., $5.50.
THE SILVER BEAN.
Most Beautiful New Thing on the Market.
A wonderfully distinct variety of the white
wax Bush Bean, and we take great pleasure
in listing it among the best things of the
season. The pods are of a beautiful silvery
color, being palest green with a silvery
sheen, and are borne in great profusion.
They are sweet, tender and crisp, and can
not be excelled in point of table merit.
Bound to become immensely popular.
Pkg., 10c; pt.. 35c; qt., 60c, postpaid. By
freight, pk., $2.00; bu., $7.00.
WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX BEAN.
Known the world over as one of the best
wax Beans. Price: Pkg., 10c: Pt., 30c; qt.,
50c, postpaid. By express, pkg., 10c; pt.,
20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.60; bu., $5.90.
3 ROUND WAX BEANS.
Valentine Wax. (Round.)— Salzer's Round Podded
Wax.— Refugee Wax. (Round.)
The magniticent characteristics of these Beans are small,
dense foliage, enormous productiveness, roundness of pod,
of a clear, transparent color, good sized, remaining tender a
longtime. Free from rust, and solid, juicy and meaty. The
priceof these 3 Beans is: Pkg., lOc; pt., 20c; qt., 35c, post-
paid; by express or freight % pk.,90c; pk., $1.60; bu.,$5.90.
The prices of the following 4 Wax Bean Sorts are: I
By mail, pkg , 10c; pt., 18c; qt., 35c. By express, pkg., f
10c ; pt., 15c; qt., 25c; Pk., 85c; pk., $1.60; bu., $6.25. i
1. White Wax— Tods rich, tender and very prolific.
2. Ivory Podded Wax— A magnilicent wax Bean.
3. Crystal White Wax— Very quick growing.
4. Prolific Black Wax— Very productive and one of the
best varieties for early market. Pods, when fit for use. i
are of a beautiful yellowish waxy color, fine quality, tender
and delicious.
E A R L I E S T • T E N MM:ST i F I N.E^^^^^^^
SALZER'S FIRST OF ALL NEW GREEN BUSH BEAN.
If there is a vegetable that we like a little bit better than any other it is a tender Green Bush Bean, properly
served with a leg of mutton. This is a dish fit for the gods, at least we think so.
IT IS ENORMOUSLY, PRODIGALLY. WONDEROUSLY FRUITFUL!
Now, then. Salzer's First of All will give us these green Beans— earlier, tenderer, juicier, finer, sweeter, better,
1 quicker than any other Green Bush Bean that we know of. The Bean is extremely early, is stringless, tender
[ prolific, in fact, is perfection in every respect.
Price: Pkg., 16c; Vu pt., 2Bc; pt., 45c; postpaid. By express, pt., 30c; qt., 50c; pk., $2.00; bu., $7.50.
3 NEW GREEN BUSH
BEANS.
Prire of each of the following
8 Beans is: Pkg., 10c;pt., 30c; qt.
45c, postpaid. By express or
freight, Pkg., 10c; qt., 30c; pk.,
$1.60; Du., $5.90.
1. Salzer's Longfellow Bush
Bean.
Bears in ureat profusion extra
long pods, solid and of gootl sub-
stance. Pods often ten inches
long, which is very remarkable
for a gi cen busii Bean.
2. Bountiful Bush Bean.
One of the earliest, bearing in
great profusion, handsome pods
of good quality and flavor, and
stringless. It could well be called
a stringless Six Weeks.
3. Early Warwick Bush Bean.
One of the earliest sorts; pods
flat and of good quality when
picked young. Remarkably early
and prolific.
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GIANT
BEANS
Salzer's Giant Stringless Wat Bean.
When wo introduced this variety with the statement that
' here is a bean that the gardeners of the world had been look-
ing for the past 100 years," we had no idea that we were utter-
ing such a tremendous truth. Why. the way this bean sold last
season, it seemed that every market gardener in America was
wanting same, and well they may, for it is really the finest
variety of qll stringless, wax snap Beans: indeed^ we know of
no Bean that can touch it in quality, in richness, in strint^less-
ness, and in vigorous snap, so much desired in the wax Bean.
7'he plant is extremely lleshy, of strong growth, very prolitic,
while the pods often are from 6 to 7 inches long, quickly filling
the bushel measure, and selling at an advanced price in all
markets. It is a magnificent Bean, and every market gardener
wantslit. Price by mall: Pkg.. 10c; pint, 26c. By express:
Quart, 35c, 2 quarts, 60c; 4 quarts, $1.00; peck, $1.50; per
bushel, $5.40.
Colossal Stringless Green Pod.
Is most happily named, as it is quite unique—
the first striuk'less green pod bush Bean. With-
out any exception it surpasses all others in crisp,
tender flavor. 'I he illustration herewith taken
from nature, shows the width and tiiicknrss of
the handsome, straight, green ^ods. All are ab-
solutely stringless, and of beautiful, fit-shy ap-
pearance. The pods are ready for market two
weeks earlier than the best stock of Iniprov<^d
Extra Early Rod Valentine; in fact even earlier
than the Early Yellow Six Weeks, which, as all
know, is valuable only for its extra earliness. be-
ing of inferior quality. Po.ls often 7 to 8 inches
long. Price by mail: Pkg., lOc; pint, 25c;
quart, 50c. By express: Quart, 25c; 4 quarts.
90c: peck. $1.30; bushel, $4.90.
SALZER'S GREAT GREEN SIX WEEKS BEAN.
Salzer's Extra Early Tender Valentine Bean (Early Valentine).
In fact, 80 very choice
is this strain of "Valen-i
tines" that one of our
growers in his en-'
thusiasm speaks of
it as ''■Gilt Kdaed'\
and '■'Double Distilled.**'
There certainly is none
better, and it has not
failed to satisfy all
market g-ardenors. You
can go from Maine to
California and from
the frozen North to
the burning Soutli be-
fore you can titid a
Bean in richness and
quality and dclicious-
nessas fine as thisBi an.
Salzer's Extra Early
Tender Valentine Bean
is the Bean that you
are looking for. It is
rich in flavor, delicioua
in Quality, extremely
early, brings big prices
on every market, sells
rapidly because every-
Covered itself with glory last
year. Tlie earliest green Bean
known} vt ry prolit'u;, bushy and
fulJ. Yellow setMl. One of the best
for family use in every respect, as
also for early market. No trouble
to sell ISCO.OO worth of Green Boann
pt'r acr«iof f his variety. This lii'Jin
frr<j\vR Quick and .sells quick; and
tlie b^'St of all la that everybody
testing same is so delighted witli
it, that he would nor, get along
without It at any price. It is a
gr«>at boon for the market gar-
dener. Lai'ge, fine pods.
Price of Salzer's Six Weeks
Bean:
Fy mail, pkg., 10c; pt., aoc;
qt., 30c. Ky expres.s, pk^.,
lOcpt., !/><•; qt., 20e; ^ pic.
yij 66c; pk., 90c; bu., J»3.40.
body wants it, as there is nothing quite so well flavored, bo rich as this Bean.
No green snap Bean is used in sucli enormous quantities as the Valentine, and our strain, as before ^eHcribed, Is by all odds the finest, richest, r
juiciest, most delicious, extra early, extra tender Bean in tlie market to-day. It i» the most popular Bean for tlve market gardener. Without any qu
there are more of these Beans planted than of all the other green varieties put together. This and the Colossal Stringless Green Pod are the Beans to gr
money. Price; Pkg., 10c; pt., 18c; qt., 35c, postpaid, liy freight or express; Pkg., 10c; pt., l^c; qt., 80c; 14 pk., 60c; pk., 90c; bushel, $3
BEST OF ALL BUSH BEAN (Green Pod).
The Best of All Bean originated in Germany. The pods are 6 inches
long, very fleshy, succulent, stringless and of rich flavor; they are pro-
duced early and abundantly. Altogether it is one of the most valuable
green-podded Beans for market or family use. By mail: Pkg., 10c; pt.,
20c; qt., 40c. By express or freight: Vz pk., 75c; pk., $1.25; Vi bu.,
$2.25; bu., $4.25.
SALZER'S NEW YANKEE WINTER BEAN.
Tliis is a Yankee introduction. The American people, above all other
pc</i)le, use a tremendous quantity of green Beans for an early -spring
and summer vegetable. It is estimated that in America alone there are
10,000.000 bushels of green Beans used
annually. Now, here we have a Bean
that is about as rich in winter as in
summer. The pod dries naturally and
is"then ready for winter use (full direc-
tions with each package).
When ready to cook, place same in
water over night, and it assumes al-
most the richness and flavor known to
the green Bean of early spring. It is
a great novelty. Some twenty friends
who tasted a dish of these Beans No-
vember 1st, eight weeks after being
picked, were all loud in its praise.
Anything nearing the taste of the green
Bean is relished and hailed with great
delight during the cold, snowy winter
months. It's a bonanza; buy the seed
and sell it next fall to your neighbors at a fancy price for seed. We paid
at the rate of $200 a bushel for this great rarity. Price; Pl£g., 15c;
Hpt., 30c; pt., 50c. ^
BARGAIN BEANS.
Here you have just what you want, bargains, at prices quoted :
By Exp.
Bu.
$3.00
3.00
3 00
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.90
4.90
3.00
3.00
YANKEE WINTER BEAN.
Medium Green Variety..
kage.
Pint.
Quart.
Peck.
5c
20c
30c
$0.85
6c
20c
30c
.85
5c
20c
30c
, .85
6c
20c
30c
1.25
6c
20c
30c
1.25
6c
20c
30c
1.25
5c
20c
30c
1.25
6c
20c
30c
125
5c
20c
30c
.80
5c
20c
30c
90
EARLY MOHAWK. (Green Pod.)
Large, productive, dark-colored variety; used in great quantities; fine for families. A
green-podded sort. Pkg., 6c; pt., 17c; qt., 29c; pk., by express, $1.00; bu.. $3.90.
Refugee, or 1,000 to 1. (Green Pod.)
This is the great "Pickling Bush Bean." Pkg., 5c; pt., 17c; qt., 29c; pk.. $1.00; bu.. $3.90.
WHITE MARROWFAT ) Good for all uses. Splendid Shell Beans. Pkg., 5c; pt., 17c; qt.,
BLACK MARROWFAT S21z\ by express, pk., 75c; bu., $2.50.
1. GERMAN COFFEE BERRY OR BEAN.
While in Germany we took great pains to look up our great German Coffee
Berry, and to our surprise and pleasure we found it used in most all hotels
and restaurants in Switzerland, Germany,
Holland and France. They use large quan-
tities, mixing it with Rio and other genuine
Coffee. It is the poor man's friend. It is
wonderfully productive, and is destined to
save the American housekeepers and farm-
ers millions of dollars each year,
PRICE OF THE GREAT GERMAN
COFFEE £ERRY.
Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; 2 oz., 35c; Vx lb., 75c;ll)..
$2.00, postpaid. Full culture directions with
each package.
SALZER'S JAPANESE
JAAVAA COFFEE.
Travelers in Corea and Japan and
missionaries on duty in these coun-
tries, have long referred to a berry
that was used there as a coffee sub-
stiiute. We obtained a supply of
seed, have grown it here in the
North and find that in some re-
spects it is superior to our great
German Coffee Berry.
PRICE OF THE JAPANESE
JAAVAA COFFEE BERRY.
11/?-^ Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c; 2 oz., 40c; K
y/C^ lb , 90c; lb. ,$2. 50, postpaid.
SALZER'S WHITE WONDER FIELD BEAN.
There is notbing more profitable to grow for the farmer than Beans. When you take the White Wonder
Field Bean and can crop from 30 to 40 and up as high as 60 bushels per acre, there is lots and lots of money-
made at same, as Beans are seldom sold at a less price than from $1.60 to $2.50 per bushel. We urge every-
body this year to make large plantings, as the crop is nearly one million bushels short and there will be
a tremendous demand next year, as every Bean will be used up this winter. Plant the White Wonder
early, and use the product for early sale, when Beans for cooking should fetch next July and August
$3.00 to $4.00 a bushel.
Salzer'S White Wonder Field Bean is the grandest Bean for a farm crop we have ever seen; side by side with any Bean known to us. it
outyields it by fully one-third to one half, placing it as a marvelous cropper. The pods are large and filled with medium-sized pure white
Beans. Extremely early and sells just at the time when Beans are rare and high. We consider it absolutely the finest, largCjit
yielding, best selling fileld Bean known. Excellent for cooking and baking. Habit, dwarf; very bushy, and wonderfully full of pods. Just figure the profits,
on an acre yielding 40 to 60 bushels. If you don't grow for market, get a pint or quart of the best Beans for house use during the winter. Over 20,000 farmers
and citizens are planting this most wonderful of all White Beans. It's the yielder ; nothing like it, go the world over. No Bean approaches
it in yield, quality and readiness to find sale in the market. That's the universal verdict. P. G. Marion, Sylvia, Tenn., writes :-i wish to con^'vatu-
late you upon your White Wonder Field Beans. I could have bought Beana cheaper from other seedsmen, but I wanted to try yours, and I tind tliat your White
Wonder Field is the finest Bean in the world I planted \% acres and everybody tells nie that I will crop at least 80 bushels. I have g-ot them all sold already for
seed at $4.00 per bushel. My neighbors say they have never seen the like. Hurrah for Salzer and his White Wonder Field Beans ! C. G. Martin, Grand Rapids,
has tl>i9 to say:— Your White Wonder Field Bean is a gem; a money maker. It became my banker. I bought five bushels; paid $19.60 therefor. I cropped 1(50
bushels wliich I sold for over $340.00. There Is no Bean quite so nice and so very prolific.
PRICE OF WHITE WONDER FIELD BEAN by mail: Pkg., 15c; pt., 25c; qt., 40c, by express or freight, pt.,15c; qt., 25c; pk., $1.25; bu., $3.90.
SALZER'S IMPROVED TREE BEAN.
This is a marvelous cropper, and those not accustomed to fabulous
yields scarcely credit the scores of bushels that an acre produces. It
yields all the way from 30 to 40 bushels per acre. One customer
writes: From 1 pint of seed I grew 10 bushels." And another: "1
bushel of seed brought 150 bushels." It's not quite so heavy a yielder
nor so fine as Salzer 's Great White Wonder Field Bean, but for all that
the Tree Bean has a great run. The Tree Bean increases in populari-
ty with each season; in fact, this Tree Bean and Salzer's White Won-
der Bean are the two great field Beans for big crops. Of course, the
Navy Bean is well known, but it is far behind in yield to above two
splendid sorts. Pkg., 8c ; pt., 20c; qt., 35c; by express, pk., $1.00; bu.,
$3.50.
Navy White Bean.
This Bean is well known everywhere. It is not so
prolific as White Wonder, nor so fine as our Tree Bean,
but is always in great demand. Pkg., 10c; qt., 35c,
postpaid; by express, qt., 20c: pk., 90c; bu., $3.26.
Red Kidney Bean,
great demand as a shelled Bean. By mail, pt.,
y express, pk., 90c; bu., $3.50.
Boston Favorite Bush Bean. For Green or Dry Use.
This is the great Bean of Boston, and the celebrated Boston Baked Beans, which are
known the world over on account of their richness and delicacy of flavor, are made
from this Bean. It is an extremely prolific variety, one that can be planted any and
everywhere with the assurance of success. It is the Shell Bean of New England, and
no Bean is more sought in the Eastern markets and fetches fancier prices than the
Boston Favorite Bean. Price: Pkg., lOc; pt., 20c; qt., 35c, postpaid; by express, pt.,
15c;qt., 20c; pk., $1.00; bu., $3.60.
^"When Beans and Vegetable Seed Stocks become exhausted, we fill orders at market prices."TO
SALZER'S GREAT GERMAN SOUP BEAN.
Everybody relishes a good Bean soup, but ninety-nine out of one hundred varie-
ties of Beans are too large and lack that rich delicacy of flavor that a soup Bean
should have. Now, the German nation is great for good soup. They are known the
world over for that, and a Bean soup is one of their great specialties. We know while
traveling in Germany that everywhere Bean soup was served, and the rare delicacv
and flavor thereof called forth pleased remarks from every traveler. The secret of
the whole thing was that they used a small soup Bean. The size of the Bean is smaller
than a small pea. is niagnificently flavored, and just the article required to make a mag-
nificent Bean soup. A pint of Beans will grow sufficient Beans to supply a good sized
family all winter, while f o • baking there is no Bean this side of the stars that can get
up to it in quality and richness of flavor. Price: Pkg., 16c; pt., 30c: Qt., 45c, by mail.
By express, qt., 30c; 2 qts.. 56c; 4 qts., $1.00.
tst When Bean. Pea and Corn stocks become exhausted, we fill at market prices.
SALZER'S NEW BUSH LIMA BEAN,
Offered for the first time during the spring of 1903. this Bean has fairly cap-
tured the hearts of every planter of Lima Beans. Even out in Calii ornia, where
the Lima Beans are grown by the thousands of acres, Salzer's Bush Lima has
found a place and is the most popular Bush Lima grown there. The bushes
grow from 16 to 20 inches high and are of stout growth. They are erect, yet
branching, grow vigorously, indeed, a magnificent bush, often three feet in diam-
eter. It is an enormous yielder. The pods are large and handsome to the ex-
treme, ard are filled full with large, luscious Beans, identical in size and flavor
and qualit with the well-known Pole Lima. It is the most popular Bush Lima
Bean Grown. Price: Pkg., 10c; pt., 20c; pt., 35c; qt., 65c, postpaid; by
express, qt., 40c; pk., $2.50; bu., $8.00.
The Burpee Bush Lima.
A bush form of the large White Lima Bean, growing to a height of about 20
inches. The pods are of the exact size of the large Pole Limas and contain as
many Beans of the same delicious quality. Pkg., 10c; pt., 20c; pt., 30c; qt.,
50c; by express, pk., $1.70.
Henderson's Bush Lima.
Magnificent dwarf-growing Lima; very early, of a delicious flavor, extremely
productive. A package or a pint will furnish sufficient Beans for a good-sired
family. Pkg., 10c; pt., 25c; qt.. 40c; by express, rk., $1.60.
POLE LIMAS.
Salzer's Improved Early Lima— We have after
years of cultivation succeeded in obtaining a Bean
Nvhich ripens 10 da> s earlier than any Lima we have
r:=]ever tried. Pg.. 15c; % pt., 30c; pt., 40c; qt., 60c; by
;=jexpress, pk.. $3.00.
PRICE OF THE iOLLOWING THREE LIMAS:
Pkg., 10c; % PC 20c; pt., 36c, postpaid. By ex-
press, pkg., 10c; pt., 20c: qt.. 36c; pk., $1.76.
1. Dreer's Lima— Early, productive, superior
quality.
i 2. Kingof the Garden Lima— A splendid Lima,
growing rapidly, and large Beans often 1 inch in
SALZER'S NEW BUSH LIMA. LIMA.
length. Very prolific and rich. - -
3. Large White Lima— This is distinctly superlative on account of its great perfection, its vigor of growth. Its large size, its deli-
cious quality, bearing from 5 to 6 splendid Beans in a pod. It ripens early and can be especially recommended to the market gardeners
for their main crop. ,-»-««^^___-_—
POLE BEANS.
Salzer's Prosperity Wax Pole Bean.
We have never met with any such wonderful Bean variety except in Germany. When we were
there some years ago we named a portion of the Rhine region "Das Land der Stangenbohnen."
U is almost worth a trip across to Germany to taste the flavor of some of these rare German
Beans. Price of Salzer's Prosperity Bean: Pkg., 15c; Vi pt., 25c: pt., 46c, postpaid. By express:
Pt., 36c; qt, 60c; 2 qts., $1.10; 4 qts., $2.00; pk., $3.75.
Golden Butter Wax— A superb Pole Bean, grows rapidly, very productive; pods VA to
8 inches long, rich golden yellow color; round, full and fleshy, entirely free from strings,
the delight of the housewife. It is an everbearing Bean, bearing from early spring until
late in the fall. Pkg.. 10c: 5^ pt. 20c: pt , 36c; qt., 60c, postpaid. By express, pt. 20c;
qt, 40c; V2 pk., $1.25; pk.. !|2.00; bu., $7.00.
Salzer's Case Knife— .SW cut. The best white shelled Pole Bean; it is fine green as a
Snap Bean, but is tho best as a Shelled Bean; it is wonderfully early and remarkably pro-
lific, outyielding every Pole Bean grown. It is a great Bean for family and market use.
Pkg.. 10c; M pt., 15c; pt, 30c; qt. 60c, postpaid. By express, pt, 20c; qt, 85c; H pk.. 76c;
pk.. $1.50; bUi, i5.50.
Salzer's Giant Black Wax— This is a magnificent Bean, and the earliest of all Pole
Beans; remarkably prolific and of delicious flavor. Pkg., 10c; % pt.. 15c; pt., 30c; qt, 60c,
postpaid. By express, Vz pk., $1.00; pk., $1.75.
Willing's Pride Pole Bean. {See cut of the Long Bean.)
The most remarkable early Pole Bean that has ever come to our
notice. It is very early, ripens fit for market by August 1st in LaCrosse
and bears pods often 14 mches long, of delicious, tender, juicy, meaty
quality. It is the best Snap Pole Bean that we ever saw, and is cer-
tainly the greatest Pole Bean on the globe; we make no exception-
no, not one. Price: Pkg., 15c; V% pt., 2Bc ; pt., 36c; qt., 60c; % pk., by
ezpresi, $1.25; 1 pk.. $2.26.
Andalusia Pole.
A magnificent Pole Bean. Pods broad, thick, very solid and f n-
lirely stringless. Price: Pkg., 10c; ^ pt., 20c; pt., 30c; qt.. 45c. By
express, pt., 20c; qt., 40c; pk., $1.00; pk., $1.75. (
Lazy Wife— A splendid Pole Bean. In great demand. Pkg., 10c;
pt.. 80c., postpaid. By freight, pkg., 10c; qt.. 36c; pk.. $1.00; pk.,
$1.75.
CornhiU Pole Bean.
A great Pole Bean. A quart or two planted in an acre of corn will
give enough shelled Beans for the family all winter. It is a rapid
climber, bears prolifically, and of unusually fine quality. Price, pkg.,
10c; pt., 20c; qt.. 35c, postpaid. By express or freight, pt, 16c: qt,
25c: pk.. $1.25; bu., $4.90.
Scarlet Runner— The favorite Pole Bean of Europe. Pkg., 10c; pt., 80c, postpaid.
Horticultural— Productive, large, round; for shelling. Pkg., 10c; pt, 30c; qt. 50c, postpaid. By ex-
press, pkg.. 10c; qt.. 30c; pk., $1.75.
Southern Prolific- Produces in clusters excellent Snap Beans 80 days from germinating. The pods
are very long, round and fleshy. Pkg.. 10c; pt., 30c. By express, pkg., 10c; qt.. 30c; pk., $1.75.
Yard Long—Produces pods growing 3 feet and upward in length. Very rich. Sold only in packages.
Pkg.. 15c.
Broadwinsor— Greatly relished in England and Germany. Beans fully as large as a large Lima.
Pkg., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 60c, postpaid.
SALZER S CASE KNIFE.
re bUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
RED BEAUTY BEET.
Again, among our 235,000 Beet
growers. Red Beauty proved itself
positively the earliest Beet in the
world. It is a perfect turnip-shaped,
deep red, extremely early Beet, fit
for table In only 28 days; of ex-
cellent flavor, good quality, having a
delightful deep red color when cooked.
Market gardeners are all pronounced
in saying: "it is the earliest, finest
blood-red Beet in existence." Up to
date, despite the constant efforts of
seedsmen, they have not been able to
rproduce a Beet which in beauty and
jearliness approaches Salzer's Red Beauty Beet, and we doubt whether any will ever be produced that
iearlier than this, for we are constantly improving our own stock. Its shape, general appearance and grand
color are simply unapproachable; that rich crimson so peculiar to Red Beauty Beet finds for it a rapid sale i
at fancy prices. It is so perfect in all its requirements, so excellent in its flavor, so quick in its growth, I
so handsome in its appearance, that everybody is "superlatively pleased" with same. '
Price; Big Package, 10c; oz., 20c; H lb., 35c; Vz lb., 60c; lb., 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00.
,800 Dozen Buncnes c^KUBn SALZER'S BEST OF ALL BEET. !
great acquisition; color outside is deep blood red; inside lay-
ers of blood red and light red alternately. Cooked they arc
beautiful dark red throughout, fine gramcd and unsur
passed in quality. At the age of "Eclipse" it is
larger, while it continues to grow till late in the
fall, attaining a large size, and makinjj a good
selling and eating Beet for winter. Now, this
Beet has been before the public but a couple of
years, but the demand for same is something
simply enormous. Everybody who has tested
it will want it a second year. It is a great
money-maker, as its fine shape and size bring
for it excellent prices wherever offered.
Its flavor is superb and its quality is never
found wanting. Indeed, Salzer's Red Beauty,
Salzer's Best of All and Salzer's Invincible
Beets are varieties you can bank on.
Pkg., ICQ : oz., 15c; M lb., SOc; lb., $1.00.
Pkg. 10c ; oz., 15c : % lb., 30c
I EARLY YORK
BEET.
This is a new strain
of Turnip Beet, re-
I markably early, few
leaves, with very ten-
der and sweet flesh.
Its fine appearance, ex-
cellent color, splendid
flavor, tender, juicy
(lualities recommend
' same to everybody.
lb., 80c.
SWISS CHARD.
Cultivated for its leaves;
served like Asparagus. Pkg.,
5c; oz., 20c.
SPINACH BEET.
Makes a great quantity of
greens, in flavor very much
resembling the best spinach.
Good and tender all summer
long. Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; ^
lb., 35c.
DARK RED
EGYPTIAN.
Highly prized by market
gardeners everywhere; size
about Uirce inches, slight
ly flattened; skin dark red;
flesh fine, compact texture
tender; of superior flavor
Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; k lb.,
15c; lb., 50c.
IMPROVED ECLIPSE. , ; ~- ~"
Intense dark red. Large Beets. Crow smoother; are globe shaded. Very early
For years this was the standard early variety, and, like dark red Egyptian, has had £
tremendous sale. Pkg., 4c; oz., 10c; % lb., ISc; lb., 50c.
EDMUND'S BEET.
A magnificent Beet. It is of good size, very early, perfect in form, and of that deep
ich blood color so much sought by gardeners. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 15c; lb., 55c.
SALZER HANDS OFF BEET.
The ideal
Table Beet;
fine grain-
ed, rich red
fle^h, ex-
ceed i n g 1 y
tender, re-
markably
early. Com-
bines more
good q u a 1-
ities than
any other
round Beet.
This Beet
with Bingen
. B a 1 1 and
Salzer's Red Beauty, are quick money-
ers. Price; Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; H
--c;lb., $1.75.
naker
JUST RIGHT.
A new table Beet. Globe shape, intense
red, a very rare novelty, very early. Pkg
15c; oz., 20c; lb., 50c; lb.. $1.50.
NEW CRIMSON KING.
A Beet novelty, very early, globe .shap-.
ed. Crimson color. Pkg., lOc; .oz^, 20c;
'A lb., 40c; lb.. $1.00. . =.
LONG CRIMSON.
A long red table Beet, of exquisite flavor
THE BINGEN BALL BEET.
The Bingen Ball Beet is ready for market in 40 to 45 days from date of
sowing. It is turnip shaped, with a disposition to deepen to the half long type;
though by no means a half long Beet. It is deeper than Crosby's Egyptian,
with more body and more value. The flesh is of a dark crimson color with
lighter rings, and is handsome in appearance, becoming solid crimson when
cooked. The top is small, which favors close planting, though this Beet, in
common with all others, matures most quickly when given plenty of room-
say 4 or 5 inches in the row. It has a rich, sweet flavor when cooked, and is
tender and free from fiber or toughness. It is, in fact, by all odds o/ie of
the best extra early table or warket Beets within our knmolcdfjc.
The Bingen Ball Beet is wortliy of universal trial by gardeners. It is good
for the table and good for market, and will at once win public favor by reason
of its earliness and its excellence. P.i£5., lOC; OZ., 20C; ^ lb., 60C; lb. ,$1.76.
and (luaiity.
lb.. $1.00:
i»kg., 10c; oz., 30c; M lb., 40c;
SALZER'S ROYAL HALF LONG.
A glorious half long, deep red Beet.
Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb., 3Gc; lb., 90c.
tS?" BARGAIN BEETS, See Next Page.
I
[OHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PL ANTS, SEEDS AND iOOJLb, 1. A C KUbbH., wi^T
Salzer's Long Sfflooth Blood Beet.
This is the finest Beet grown for fall and winter use. It is of deep red color, excellent flavor and an enormous cropper
and keeps solid and fresh throuk'hout the lonqr winter. Cooks sweet, tender and crisp, and in every way may be conslderea
the standard sort for the market and the home gardener. It must not be compared with the common Longr bmooth Blood
offered by many seedsmen at a less price. Its hierh grade was attained by long years of care and selection. We could intro-
duce many thousand testimonials on our Red Beauty for extreme earliness: on our Best of All for large size and excellent
quality as a round Beet, while more than 47,000 gardeners and citizens are ready to say that Salzer s Long Smooth Blood is
the finest Beet of all late sorts— a regular monev-maker. Each succeeding year adds thousands to its list of friends. Will
you not be among them this season? Price, big pkg., 10c; oz., 16c; % lb., 25c; lb., 65c; 5 lbs., $3.00, postpaid.
Early Blood Turnip— The stand-
ard early sort; good for both
early and late use. Splendid in
every and all particulars. Pkg..
3c: oz., 8c; % lb., 15c; lb.. 3Hc.
Early Bassano-
Almost as early as
the Egyptian: light
color. Pkg., c: 2oz.,
8c; ^ lb..l4c:lb..35c.
Bastian Extra Early— Proba-
bly one of the earliest varieties of
Turnip Beet. It is of blood red
color when boiled. Pkg., 3c: oz.,
8c; K lb., 15c: lb.. 38c.
Dewin g 's Red
Turnip-A fine variety,
of deep red color, and
very early. Pkg.,3c;oz..
8c; }i lb.,15c;lb . 38c.
Vi lb.
12c
12c
12c
12c
10c
10c
10c
10c
Pound.
38c
38c
38c
38c
24c
24c
24c
24c
If order for seeds is les
BARGAIN BEETS. (See Page 5.)
; ; Here at a price of but 2 to 3c a package you get sterling Beet sorts— round, half long or long
frts as you select. Our bargain Beets are superb!
Package. Ounce.
. Early Round Variety 3c 6c
l>: Late " *' 3c .6c
fii Half Long Variety 3c 6c
y Long Variety 3c 6c
m Long Mangel for stock 2c 4c
' Round 2c 4c
Oblong 2c 4c
Sugar 2c 4c
If by express or freight, deduct 8c per p<nind charged for postage,
than 50c, add Ic postage for each 2, 3. 4. 5 or 6c package.
MANGEL FOR STOCK.
No root crop is a better paying investment for farmers to grow than Mangel Wurzel. Sow in
drills 24 inches apart and 9 inches in rows; sow when ground is warm and moist. It will pay every
farmer to plant an acre, as the yield is enormous. Feed after milking. A yield of 1.000 bushels per
acre is common. Keeps well and does cattle much good, as a change in food always does good.
EIFFEL TOWER MANGEL.
Eiffel Tower Mangel again fairly covered itself with glory, and
called forth unanimous praise from thousands of farmers. Eiffel Tower
stands way ahead of every Mangel yet tried. It is mammoth in size, a
specimen having been grown under irrigation in Arizona
Weighing 104 Pounds.
The Mangel is enormously, wonderfully prolific. Its yield is fabulous:
1.000 to 1,800 bushels is nothing uncommon on good soil. Its quality is of
a liigh aider, and is greatly relished by all cattle, giving a wonderful
flow of milk, and is an excellent food for fattening.
PRICE OF EIFFEL TOWER.
By Mail: Pkg.. 10c; oz., 15c; H lb., 20c; lb., 50c: 5 lbs. (for 1 acre),
$2.25. By express: Pkg., 10c ; oz., 15c; H lb., 20c; lb., 40c; 0 lbs. (for 1
acre). $1.90; 10 lbs., $3.60.
GIANT HOLSTEIN MANGEL.
A superior Mangel, long, red; of enormous size and excellent flavor.
In the celebrated Holstein region (Europe) this splendid Mangel is
used to the exclusion of all other sorts. It is eagerly eaten and relished
by cattle, and returns a large yield of milk or fattening substance to
stock. Think of l.:S40 bushels per acre! , .
By mail: Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 56c; 5 lbs. (for 1 acre),
$2.60; 10 lbs. $5.00.
By express: % lb., 15c ; lb., 45c; 10 lbs., $4.00.
STANDARD MANGELS.
t^¥?°"Price of the following 5 sorts:
By mail: Pkg.. 4c: oz.. 8c;% lb.. 12c; lb., 32c.
By express: Oz.. 8c: ^ lb.. 10c: lb.. 25c: 10 lbs.. $2.25.
1. Red Mangel—Long, red: very fine,
a. Yellow Globe— A good sort in every particular.
3. Red Globe— Large, of excellent quality. .
4. Long Yellow— A long growing sort. Highly prized
and a large yielder. 6 lbs., $1.25 by express.
5. Golden Tankard— Grows mainly above ground
Yields 1,000 bushels per acre. Very fine. 6 lbs.. $1.25 by
express.
SUGAR MANGEL.
This class, although not so large a cropper as our unrivaled Eiffel
Tower, has many excellent qualities. Its fiesh is white and very sweet.
Salzer'B German Sugar Beet— Specially grown for us by a great Sugar Beet grower in Germany.
The stock roots from which our seed was grown averaged 17 per cent sugar. Fkg.. 5c: oz.. 10c;
}i lb., 15c; lb.. 46c: by express, lb., 30c; 5 lbs., $1.25. t>i r« ^ m^. ik ro^.
Sweet White— Largely grown for leading purposes and for sugar. Pkg., 6c: oz., 10c; lb., 50c; by
^^^Imperial^^ugar— Un^ conditions it has yielded 14 tons of roots to the acre, containing
About 16 per cent sugar. Lb., by mail, postpaid. 40c; K lb.. 15c: oz.. 5c; 10 lbs., by express. $2.75;
^ '^Kiein-Wanzleben-This kind is cultivated on a larger scale than any other Sugar Beet It iseasy ^^^.^^M- iw f^vr
todig, a heavy yielder. and contains from 18 to 15 per cent of sugar. Pkg.. 5c: oz . iOc;^ lb 15c; ^Oc ^ost^^^^
Salzer'B Jersey •agar— Splendid for stock. Our specialty. Pkg., loc; oz., loc; li lb.. 20c: lb.. 65c; by express, id.. 40c
11 to 1,800
bus. per
acre!
'ortn I
in err<
earne
belie
PRICE,
PKG.,10c:
pz., 16c;
p6sTi» AID ^monli
f Booh
press, lb.. 30c; 5 lbs.. $1.25.
5 lbs.. §2.00.
MIXED MANGEL SEED. ^ . . „t>,
Every year there are hundreds of our customers who.^ite us for Mixed Mangel and Sugar B^^^^^^ ^n^ea^anS wiU sur^S f gifeTa
iiTo+ -nr^ Viovo in po 11 PTi t. iirnnorti mi This mixture, weknow. Will atonce become popular, it is cneap, ana p^^^^jg. pjj| 3c; 2-"
or more. iTc ap-
varieties that we have in excellent proportion. This mixture, we know, will at o^ce became pop^^^ huRhflis «er acre ]
faction. We can heartily indorse same. On our own farm the planting of i^ixedMangels yielded over 700 bushed J
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BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUT ELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES. T
SALZER'S KRAUT KING CABBAGE, i
With one ^^reat bound lias Salzer's Kraut King Cabbage leaped into tremen- 1
dous popularity. This is the Cabbage that market gardeners and truckers and \
market farmers have been looking for the past (juartcr of a century, and in all ^
these years there has been a continuous iiuiuiry for a superb Sauerkraut Cabbage.
Now we have experimented and grown and crossed and originated new varieties :
in these twenty-tive years, but never have come up to our standard of perfection
for a Sauerkraut C5abbage until we secured Salzer's Kraut King. It makes
medium to large, roundish, solid heads, just the right color and size and heft for
an ideal Sauerkraut Cabbage. It is a very sure header; indeed, it is almost the
equal of that peerless of all peerless late Cabbages, Salzer's Giant Flat Dutch, as
a header. Salzer's Kraut King has but very few loose leaves, consequently can
be grown closely together. Not only is it a magnificent variety for Sauerkraut
or pickling, but it also does splendidly to put into \\'inter quarters either in a pit
or cellar for March and April sale, as it keeps as fresh as when put in. It is the
King of all Cabbages for Sauerkraut purposes, and as such is a great money
maker. We never introduce or attach our name to any variety unless same has
excellent merits. Salzer's Kraut King Cabbage is one of these varieties that we
delight to honor. It has that superb quality, that richness of flavor, that desir-
able color so much sought for Sauerkraut purposes. It is in our mind as nearly
perfect as any Sauerkraut Cabbage can ever be. We know that everybody plant-
ing same will be surprised and delighted at the results.
In Salzer's Ivightning and Ideal and Giant Flat Dutch and Salzer's Kraut
King, we have the four greatest Cabbages on earth. These sorts are well worthy
to be planted in each garden and on each farm and by every trucker in America.
We commend Salzer's Kraut King as the acme of perfection for a genuine Sauer*
kraut Cabbagc.^^^^ SALZER'S KRAUT KING CABBAGE:
Biffpkg.. lOc: 6pkgs , 50c; V4 oz., 22c; loz.,40c; lb., $1.30; ^ lb.,
$2.00; lib., $ 3.75; 2 lbs., $6.90, postpaid,
SALZER'S IDEAL CABBAGE.
The earliest Cabbage in the world is Salzer's Lightning. The best, surest
heading late Cabbage is Salzer's Giant Flat Dutch. "But what have you
between?" we are so frequently asked. Up to its introduction there was no
really bigh grade, Mgb quality sort that we could offer. To meet this
demand we have experimented for the past years, until we have attained what
we desired, and now offer same under
^Salzer's Ideal, or Big Head Early.''
Verily and truthfully the finest large, early or summer Cabbage in the wide
world! That's strong, you think— Yes. it is a strong statement but a statement
we can prove every time.
What are its Claims?
EarllnCBS! Ripe about as soon as Eastern seedsmen's eajly sorts, with heads
twice, yes, often three times, as large! When we were market gardening,
years ago, if we could have had this Cabbage, it would have been a fortune tO US,
because every market gardener needs just
such a Cabbage, one that as soon as Salzer's
Lightning is ripe and on sale, will come with
its matchless heads of such beauty that they
will sell quickly at $1.00 to $1.50 a dozen.
That's the price you will get for Salzer's
Ideal! , , ,
Quality! Well, now, we don't know of a
Cabbage so uniform in size, so beautiful in
appearance, and of such tender and excellent
quality as Ideal. That is, for a sound, early
and summer sort.
"New Carlisle, Ind., March is.
Never too old to learn. I experimented
last year With Other firms, bought lbs.
of Cabbage seed and was able to plant only
3 acres of Cabbage, Instead of 20. My
neighbor bought one ounce of Salzer's
Ideal Cabbage and set 4,S00 plants, more
than % acre from one oz.f So much for
Salzer.''—fohn Wilcox.
Let us sum up the matter: It is the
earliest large Cabbage grown; it is the finest
flavored and the surest heading summer
variety known. More than 10.000 large solid
heads (ripe in this northern country in July)
can be grown to each acre on account of its
remarkably compact growth.
Our Three Great Cabbage Sorts.
Salzer's Lightning for early, Ideal
for second early, and Giant Flat Dutch
for late, are the three sorts that we cannot
conceive how we could in any way improve
upon. They are unsurpassed in quality and
sureness to head.
PRICE OF SALZER'S IDEAL.
Bigpkg.,12c; 2pkgB.,20c; Vi oz.,26c;
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS.
20
SALZER'S JERSEY WAKEFIELD CABBAGE.
This is one of the very best, most satisfactory early Cabbages for general
crop we know of. Salzer's ^ . , , ^ ^ „„ , ... ,
Earliest or 80-Day Cab- T 1 1 /CD^ Mr^TmiERN
bage, never fails to be on ^ At t t I V ^^^V.^^NK' J ^
time, w li i 1 c our Extra
Early Jersey Wakefield
follows closely, with a lar-
ger head. Our plan is to
plant J4 Salzers Licht-
ning, n Salzer's Karlicst
or 80-Day, and ^ < Extra
Early Jersey Wakeficldo
Northern-grown Cabbage
seeds, our customers v/ill
find, produce 25 per cent,
more heads, and arc fully
one week earlier than
Eastern stock. Our Jer-
sey Wakefield is especially
fine, all grown from select-
ed heads, and our friends
will find it far superior to
any offered in America.
Pkg., 5c; oz.,20c; % lb.,
76c; ll).,$2.50,postpald.
DUTCH WINTER OR HOLLANDER CABBAGE.
SALZER'S EARLIEST CABBAGE.v
This Cabbage is brought forward to meet the wants of every-
body. Recognizing the fact that a week earlier in the early
Cabbage crop means from 25 to 50 per cent, more money in
the market gardener's purse, our constant study and experi-
menting has been to introduce a Cabbage of fair size and extra
early, and, next to Lightning, the earliest, we unhesitatingly
recommend Salzer's Earliest as the very earliest, fully 12 days
earlier than the Early York, Express, Etamps, etc. It is
only a trille later than Salzer's New Lightning. Small size,
hard heads, often weighing 9 pounds; fine in every particular.
It Has Come To Stay and Make Happy Every Grower.
When we first oflPered this new matchless Cabbapre, wo
had no idea of the tremendous hold it would take upon the
alTectioiJS of thou Bands of growers— upon those who use only
one packaj;o annually for their own little garden, and upon
the farmer antl market gardener who use >^ pound, 1 pound,
and some 10 pounds or more. Every one, witliout exception,
praises it as the earliest Cabbage grown (with the one great
exception of SAtZEK'S FAMOUS LIGHTNING found on page
17 tf this catalogue), as the finest quality and surest yielding
sort. We could lill parses of tliis Catalogue with long letters from
friends and patrons regarding this great Cabbage.
Henry Benke, a market gardener near La Crosse, sold $600.00
worthofSalzer's Earliest Cabbage from 1/^acrcs of land. That paysl
PRICE OF SALZER'S EARLIEST.
Pkg., 5C; OZ., 25c; % lb., 85c; lb., $3.00, postpaid.
EARLY SPRING CABBAGE.
Used largely
in New York.
Boston and
Eastern cit-
ies. It's a very
large sort, and
as early as the
Wakefield; is
very uniform,
round in
shape, slightly
flattened, Very 4
solid, even!
fore the .
Cabbages \
attain
their ma-
ture size.
The fla-
vor is ex-
Ce 1 1 en t.
On ac ,
count of
its shape,
produc-
tiveness
and solid-
ity, it will
prove a
serious
rival to
the Wake-
field. Gar- ,
d e n e r s|
cannot af- ^
ford to be
without
this, as it
will be^ a
••seller." rourid Cabbages receiving always the preference, while its com-
pact form and good quality will commend it for the private garden.
Pkg.. loc; ^ OZ., 20c; oz.,30e; K lb., 90c; lb. $3.00, postpaid.
EARLY SPRING CABBAGE.
BRAURSCHWEIGER CABBAGE.
Wo wlBh to repeat here, what wo
nave said before.that for really fine
vegrctablca. Cabbages, Onions. Peas,
BacliBhc3, etc., there i.s no eocd supe-
rior, and but very little, wo eav.
very little, EQUAL to
X^orthemgrowa.
HEAD!
The fact that Holland sends this Cabbage to America, and retails it here
at double the price of American grown sorts, shows how splendid this
variety is. The heads wcis^h about 8 lbs., are very solid and deep, and of
finest white color, keeping better than any other variety that we know of. ex-
cepting Salzer's Giant Flat Dutch. It has a short stem, is very uniform in
shape, with solid, hard heads of delicious flavor. You will never be disap-
pointed in planting a plenty of Salzer's Dutch Winter or Hollander Cabbage.
There are two or three varieties offered by seedsmen that are not the genuine
Winter or Hollander. Be sure and get the genuine when you order. We
could fill ten pages of this catalogue with rich testimonials on the great
excellency of this remarkable winter Cabbage. Next to Giant Flat Dutch,
we like this the best. You can bank on both of these splendid late Cabbage
sorts, only plant a plenty. It will be worth money next fall and winter. See
if Salzer is not right.
Big pkg., 10c; M oz.« 20c; oz., 30c: H lb., 76c; lb., $2.50. postpaid.
This is the celebrated
Cabbage of Germany, and
thousands upon thousands
of acres are annually grown
there to be made into Sauer-
kraut, a favorite dish of the
Germans* and not disre-
garded by the Americans.
This Cabbage is particular-
ly adapted tor pickling. It
forms a very large, fine.com-
pact head. The flavor of
this Cabbage is peculiarly
pleasant. It is a variety that
will give satisfaction and we
bespeak for it a trial. We
wish you could have seen
the large fields of this splen-
did variety in Germany I It
was a sight worth seeing,
reminding us of the great
fields one sees of our match-
less Giant
Flat
Dutch in
many
parts of
America.
We arc
sure this
sort will
please
you.
Pkg.. 10c;
Moz.,20c:
OZ., 36c;
%lh., $1;
lb., $3.6^* .
postpa
SUREHEADING CAULIFLOWERS.
Salzer's Earliest Surehead.
In former years we challenged the world to pro-
duce a finer, haiidsomer or earlier Cauliflower tliai
our New Earliest Surehead. Wlieiher for forcing or
open k'round. planted early or latd, it is the surest header
of all Very dwarf and compact in growth, it can be
planted very close. 18 inches each way. and is particu;
larlv desirable for forcing under t'lass. On our trial
grounds every plant produced a superb head an)
surpassed all older varieties in earlmess, size and
quality. . , ^ ,
A Few Testimonials Only.
A. Q Efihert, lowai "Mad never be/ore sack htiuuti/ul Canliflom:
Siirtkedd is snr< ."
Mrs. Gov. Untfindn, Jefferso'i, IIVs.. m i"^ : "ir a the finest, rich-
ptit flavored Cauliflow&r J ever smo. Kr ru plant headed beauti-
fully."
Salzer's Eailiest Surehead
Is unquestionably one of the largest and best of all
early Cauliflowers. Market gardeners once havini;
sown it will plant no other. We want to introduce it
everywhere, hence our extremely low price. l:nce:i
Pkg., 15c; % oz.. 80c; K o7-, ftl.r)0; oz.. $2.60; % \h., S7.50.
SALZER'S NEW CAULIFLOWER,
<OULY 1st.''
stand Aside! Hear the Tale! For many years
we have challenged the world to produce a tiner.
handsomer or earlier Cauliflower than our Sal-
zer's Earliest Surehead. None ever dared to
accept the challenge; no one ever raised a hand-
somer, earlier Cauliflower than Salzer s Earliest
Surehead ! But to-day Earliest Surehead hangs
its head and modestly proclaims Salzer s July
1st as the earlier 1 My! we feel proud of our
Cauliflower. There are none better than Earliest
Surehead and Blue Ribbon and Midsummer, but
here is one. such a lovely beauty, so fine and
early, that we cannot find words to express our-
delight. For reliability of heading at/d size and
solidity of heads, it is superior to any other variety
—a claim which has been established by in-
numerable tests in all parts of the country. It is
sure to head even under unfavorable circum-
stances, and will attain an enormous size under
ordinary cultivation. The plants are dwarf, and
while the outer leaves are erect the inner ones
lap over the heads so as to fully shade them from
the sun. preserving them a beautiful snowy
white. The plants can be set closely, and they
grow and mature rapidly under favorable con-
ditions. It is earlier than the famous Snowball
and every other variety. Whether for forcine:
under glass or growing in the open ground, and
whether planted early or late, it is the surest
header of all. It is very dwarf and compact »n ,
habit of growth, like the Surehead. and can be planted as close
particularly desirable for forcing under glass, while in our open
iize and quality. It is unQuestionably the best of all. .Nofe low
Pkg 20c; V^ oz.. $1.20; % oz.. $2.00; oz.. $3.50; % lb.. $10.00.
as 18 inches each way for forcing, or where space is limited. Salzer's July 1st is
lir trii?s eviry pla^^t has p^^^^ a head, excelling all other varieties in earline?-
prices. \i oz. is good for 900 plants.
New Cauliflower, Berliner Earliest.
This is a German variety, produces very
early, good-sized, pure white heads, which
are tender and delicious. Good for market
or home garden. It's not so handsome as
Salzer'8 July 1st, not so fine as Salzer's
Earliest Surehead. not so large as Midsum-
mer, but it's early, early, early! All Berlin
raves over it on account of its extreme earli-
ness; and then look at the low price: M oz.
(good for 700 plants), only 20c. It will pay
you to try this new novelty. Price of Berliner
Earliest Cauliflower: Pkg.. 5c; M oz.. 20c;
Vi OZ..30C; oz.. 50c; M lb.. $1.50.
La Crosse Early Favorite.
Growing side by side with Snowball. La
Crosse Early Favorite was decidedly the
finest in appearance, earliest in yield, with
largest number of sure heads; indeed, it is the
finest in every respect. Next to our magnifi-
cent Earliest Surehead. this is certainly the
best sort to plant. Pkg.. 20c; 3 pkgs.. 50Ci Vk
oz.. SI 10; % oz.. $1.75; oz.. $3.00.
SALZER'S MIDSUMMER CAULIFLOWER.
There has been for years a need for a second early
Cauliflower, one with larger heads ripening right after
our peerless Salzer's Surehead. Salzer's Blue Ribbon
and the Snowball. Now. in our Midsummer, we believe
we have just the thing gardeners are looking for, a trifle
later, with heads fully one-half larger. It's a sort that
will bear a trial, and when once grown, will be always
used. Pkg.. 12c; 2 pkgs.. 20c; % oz.. 75c: oz.. $1.25;
lb., $3.00. ^
Erfart Early Dwarf— This is the celebrated Cauli-
flower of Germany. Early, fine and sure to head. Pkg..
lOc; oz.. $2.00.
Early Paris— One of the earliest; small heads; quick
grower. Pkg., 10c; oz., 76c.
fNEARLYl
IrjLLSTHE
b BASKET^
THE SPLENDID AUTUMN GIANT.
PKG., lOc.
AUTUMN GIANT CAULI-
FLOWER.
Introduced by us some years ago; each
year doubles its sales; each year adds
thousands to the number of its friends
The sale for
''aM V AUTUMN GIANT
during 1900 was 620 percent, more thap
during 1900! Everybody likes it for a late
Cauliflower. A gorgeous fall sort, with fine
heads; very large and of excellent quality.
Always liked by market gardeners.
Pkg.. 10c; OZ..75C; oz.. $1.25; lb.. $8.0a
Look at these fk'ures and say it does not pay to plant one acre of Carrots. 500 doz. Salz
Forcer, («) 30c. $150.00. 500 doz. First of All. («> 35c. $175.00. 100 doz. Danvers Yellow. <&
15.00. Total, $350.00 from one acre.
SALZER'S FIRST OF ALL CARROT
There is a great deal of money to be mad'^ in market gardening out of Car-
rots. Everybody craves a Carrot in the extreme early spring, and this is the
time when Salzer's First of All Carrot is ready to tempt the appetites of all. It
is a worthy saying that the early bird catches the worm, and that's just what's
the matter with the early market gardener. The party that has the earliest veg-
etables makes the money, so if you want to make money you must plant Salzer's
Earliest Vegetable Seeds! They will never go back on you, but will be the means
of making lots of money if you plant a plenty.
Price of Salzer's First of All Carrot: Big Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb.,
60c; lb., $1.50.
DANVERS YELLOW CARROT.
{Danvers Half Lout;.') Magnificent semi-stump-rooted Carrot of rich
orange shade and most excellent flavor. Much sought, and always sells at fancy
prices in all markets. Valuable for all uses. It is of a rich, dark orange color,
and all of the roots are wonderfully smooth and handsome. Carrots, at even 20c
alaushel, if you get as good yields as you do from our seeds, always pay.
Price: Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; V^ lb., 25c; lb., 90c; 4 lbs., $3.25.
SALZER'S IMPROVED LONG ORANGE TABLE CARROT.
This is the standard Carrot for table use, and especially for winter. It Is
enormously productive, yielding as high a s 29 TONS per acre, and is of
delicious flavor. An ounce of seed is sutTicient for a winter's supply for a family.
No better Carrot can be found for all purposes than this. We consider it the
best strain of Long Orange Carrot in the market. It is exceptionally smooth
andfine. It will please you. Salzer'B Long Orange beats the world. Price:
Big Pkg., loc; oz., 15c; J4 lb., 20c; lb., 65c.
SALZER'S MIDSUMMER CARROT.
In addition t^ its ripening in midsummer, it equals, if
indeed it does not surpass, every other variety in shape,
yield and quality. Specimens have been grown 4 inches in
diameter and of the very best table quality imaginable.
This grand variety is sure to suit every one who grows it.
It cannot be too strongly endorsed. Price: Pkg., 10c; oz.
20c; Va lb., 30c; lb., $1.00: 31bs.. $2.75.
OXHEART OR GUERANDE.
A magnificent Carrot for general culture: indeed by
many considered the best of all. It is thicker at the neck,
and carries its thickness well down coward the bottom.
With us it yielded at the rate of 35 tons to the acre, all
marketable. Every Carrot can be pulled easily by hand,
no digging is necessary. Big Pkg., lOc; OZ., 16c; J4 lb.,
35c; lb., 90c.
EARLY SCARLET HORN. {Pointed.')
Grown extensively about Boston and other Eastern
markets. It is really a valuable early sort. Pkg., 3c; oz.,
9c; M lb., 15c; lb., 50c.
SCARLET NANTES.
A splendid, half-long, stump-rooted sort. Increasing
in value and popularity. Pkg., 3c-. oz., 9c; H lb., 15c;
lb., 50c.
EARLY SHORTHORN.
Known favorably by all growers. Considered by many to be the best table
variety. Flesh fine grained. In color deep orange; has small tops; grows well in shal-
low soil. Matures 8 to 10 days sooner than I^ong Orange. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c;
Va, lb., 20c; lb., 70c.
CHANTENAY.
A magnificent English Carrot, grown in that country in great quantities for fall use. Pkg., 10c;
oz., 15c; V\ lb., 35c; lb., 90c.
SALZER'S FRENCH FORCER OR FORCING.
It is a very sweet and early splendid sort. It is not nearly so large as Salzer's First of All. but
it is a great beauty and very early. This Carrot has enjoyed a tremendous sale, as everybody likes
the little beauty. Pkg., 4c; oz., 10c; V\ lb., 20c; lb., 55c.
NEW CARROT— PURE GOLD.
This new Carrot is an intensified First of All. It is a stump-rooted Carrot, somewhat deeper in
color than Danvers, and a heavier cropper. Excellent as a table Carrot.
Price : Big Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; H lb., 40c; lb., $ 1.00.
NEW CARROT— DEWDROP.
Do you know that there is used to-day five times as much Carrot seed as there was ten years ago?
There is reason for this. There is scarcely a vegetable that to-day is in greater demand than the ex-
tremely early Carrot, and in Salzer's Dcwdrop we have the par excellence of all Carrots. It is fine
in shape, the right color, very juicy, very early, very sweet and will please the most fastidious. It's
a great novelty. Prlcei Big Pkg., lOC ; OZ., 20c; H lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
CARROTS FOR STOCK.
Carrots are excellent for feeding to
stock. Horses relish them and fatten on
one feed of Carrots daily. The yield is so
heavy that an acre will keep your horses
fat and healthy all winter.
NORMAN BELGIAN CARROT.
A yellow sort, growing to large size,''
and of the finest flavor for stock. We^
cannot too strongly urge you to try this^
Carrot. It is great for stock. Have youj
a horse at home, and you desire to have^
him look bright and feel gay, feed him ^
with Carrots once a day during winter.
One ounce of Norman Belgian will furnish enough food.
Carrots porSTOCK
Pkg., 10c; oz.. 15c: V\ lb., 25c; lb., 65c; by express, 10 lbs., $4.50.
Bargain Carrots.
(See page 5.)
Pkff.
Oz.
M Lb.
Lb.
3c
6c
15c
450
3c
6c
15c
45c
Medium Summer Variety . . .
.3c
6c
15c
45c
3c
6c
15c
45c
2c
6c
12c
400
2c
6c
12c
400
COW BOY FIELD CARROT.
We know of nothing that will pay the farmer better in this state and everywhere than to grow from
5 to 10 or 15 acres of Carrots, especially if he has a large herd of cattle, sheep and horses. It will pay
to feed them daily thereon. There is no variety better than the "Cow Roy. It is an enormous producer,
yielding from 400 to 800 bushels per acre. Price: Big Pkg., 10c: oz.. 15c ;K lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 3 lbs., $1.35.
Long White Belgian— A white Carrot which has become the standard for stock. It is sweet and
gives excellent results as a stock food. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 45c.
California Mammoth— Very large; yields 100 tons per acre. Pkg., Sc; oz., 10c; Vx lb., 2Sc; lb.. '
75c: 10 lbs., $6.00.
Mastodon— Carefully selected Carrot. It is grand for stock and very prolific. Pkg., 5c: oz., 10c; ^
lb., 20c; Vi lb.. 30c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs., $2.50, postpaid.
SALZER'S INDEPENDENCE OR 4TH OF JULY SWEET CORN.
Five years ago a Connecticut farmer sent us a sample of Sweet Corn with a request to test on our trial grrounds. He remarked, "You will find it
the sweetest sweet and earliest early Sweet Corn you have ever seen. It has been in our family, on our farm near Hartford, for more than half a
century, and I will tell you. Mr. Salzer, it is the earliest Sweet Corn in America to-day."
We acknowledged the seed, telling him if it were earlier than Salzer's First of All we would 6ri\ ' ''m $100.00 for each week it was earlier than
Salzer's First of All, and then buy all the seed that he could grow during the season of 1903, and glad*, ly him SIO.OO a bushel for same.
Well, now, that Connecticut Yankee caught us easily. Yes, it proved two weeks earlier than Salzer's i-'irst of All. so he got on that score $200.00.
Then he sent twenty-eight bushels of as fine seed Sweet Corn as we ever saw, that made §280.00 more, so in all, this bright farmer obtained from us
i>480.00 for this Earliest Fourth of July Sweet Corn.
He rejoices over his great luck, and we glory in the fact of our new acquisition.
Earliest, Sweetest, Finest on Earth.
Sweet Corn usually is fit to use at La Crosse, that is, such
early varieties as Salzer's First of All, the last of July. Had the
months of May and June been as warm as ordinarily (last year
was very, very cool at La Crosse for the months of May, June and
July), but had it been as warm as we usually have, we believe
Salzer's Independence or 4th of July Sweet Corn would have been ready
at La Crosse and fit for the table July 4th. As it was, several hundred
customers in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Mary-
land, Tennessee, and other parts, report this corn fit for the table on
cur National Independence Day, July 4th.
Here is the test of this corn at La Crosse during the past wet season.
It was a revelation! If we had had a warm May and June this Corn
would have been fit for the table July 4th at La Crosse ! We wish you to
particularly notice how much earlier it is than other heavily advertised
early sorts.
Balzer's Independence, ready for use July IStlL
Salzer's First of All, ready for use July 27tli.
Peep of Day. ready for use Aug. 8tli.
Premo. ready for use Aug. 9tli.
Burpee's Early Fordhook, ready for use Aug. IQth.
Henderson's White Cory, ready for use Aug. 12th.
Maule's First of All, ready for use Aug. 13th.
Now, that stamps Salzer's Independence, or 4th of July Sweet Corn
by all odds as the very earliest corn on earth.
Geo. W. Fields, an Illinois Gardener, writes:
I purchased from you H bushel of your corn novelty, Indepen-
dence, planting same on rich, sandy soil on a sunny slope. I made the
greatest record for early corn in this part of the country. All was sold
and the fodder removed before my adjoining neighbors' Early White
Cory Corn began to ripen. I was just sixteen days ahead of my neigh-
bors, because I used Salzer's seeds. . I planted same in rows running
north and south, dropping a kernel every ten inches and the rows three
feet apart. I replanted the field so that nothing was missing, and had
over 17,000 stalks, each one giving me on an average two ears, or in all
a few over 2.800 dozen. I sold these averaging me a little over 10c a dozen.
$292.00 per Acre, as Follows:
400 dozen at 15c, $60.00; 1.000 dozen at 12c. ^120.00; 1.400 at 8C
$112.00, or a total of $292.00.
After selling the corn I put the land into 5 lb*;, of Salzer's Victoria
Rape, and had abundant pasture all fall long until winter set in.
BOYS, LOOK HERE.
Send 15c for a big package of Salzer's Independence Corn, and receive
notice how you can make $50.00 on Independence Corn before August 1st.
Let's sum up the whole matter on Salzer's Independence Corn.
Every market gardener, every citizen, everybody planting same, will
find that he has absolutely the earliest Sweet Corn grown, and that it is
from five to twenty days earlier than other seedsmen's earliest sorts.
Then it is sweeter than the sweetest Sweet Corn known to the trade,
to-day. It is without question the very sweetest, earliest, finest Swee'
Corn offered; the size of the ear is just right, not clumsy, but just righ
and in order to introduce the same largely we have placed the price ve
low.
Price: Big package, 16c; Hpti,20c; pt.. 30c; qt., 50c, all postpaid.
By freight or express: Big package. 15c : ' 2 pt., 20c ; pt.. 25c ; qt., 35c ; pk., $1.35; 'A hu., $2 25; bu., $4.00.
joHts^ A. 5kl7kR SEED CO.-S CATAL^^UE Ut- VLANi^, ^EkU^ ANU iUULb, LALKUSSE, WlSr—
10 DAYS
AHEAD
OF ALL
SALZER'S FIRST-OF-ALL SWEET CORK.
Next to Salzer's Independence this is the earliest Sweet Corn on earth! We have tested every sni t
known to man. but have found none so early, none so sweet, none so quick growing, nonesuch a splendid
monev-maker for the market gardener on account of its extreme carliness. First-oi-All has proven itseii
hi thistctt 6 dayrandin so^^ cases 10 days, earlier than the Cory and other seedsmen's earliest
sorts. It\vill be found an especial boon to all market gardeners. Ears often 8 mches long, though the ay
erage length is but 5 to 6 inches. It is a magnificent Corn, and will be a great bonanza to all who plant ii^
Nex^ to Salzer's New Independence or Fourth-of-Juh' Corn this is Positively the earliest 1 1 s ahead nf
Peen-o'-Day Premo. and the like. Price of First-of-All Sweet Corn: Big pkg., 10c; pt., 20c, qt.. 40c.
postpaid. By freight: qt., 25c; pi., $1.00; % bu., $1.80; bu., $3.50.
RICH, SWEET, TENDER.
Pkg.. 10c; qt., 40c, postpaid.
New Early Champion Sweet Corn.
Produces ears 12 inches long in 60 days. This new variety is. with-
out question, the earliest large Sweet Corn yet introduced, being only
a few days later than the first early small sorts. Ears nearly as large as
the Evergreen: pure white kernels, with medium sized white cob; very
sweet, tender and full of milk, yielding from 2 to 3 ears to the stalk.
Bymail: Pkg., 10c; pt.. 20c; qt.. 35c. By express: Pk., 90c; bu.,.$3.00.
Country Gentleman.
This is used largely in the East, where it is called the finest of all
Sweet Corn for private table. It is also known as Zigzag Corn, on
account of the peculiar arrangement of its kernels. It is of a delicious
quality ripening 6 days before Evergreen Corn, and will delight the
most fastidious epicure. By mail: Pkg., 10c; pt.. 20c; qt., 35c. By ex-
press: Pk.. $1.10; b u.,$4.00.
StowelPs Evergreen Sweet Corn.
There is no Sweet Corn more generally and largely planted than the
Evergreen. Now, our strain is vastly superior to the bulk oitered.. It
has been carefully grown for seed, and is sure to give great satisfaction.
The ears are very large— we have seen them 10 to ll inches long; deli-
ciously sweet, and will outsell the common varieties of late Sweet Corn
two to one. Pkg.. 10c; pt.. 25c; qt., 40c. postpaid. By express: Pkg..
10c; Qt.. 30c; pk., 90 c; 'A bu.. S1.65; bu..$3.0Q.
Extra Early Adams.
This Corn is a splendid early variety, though not as early as the
First-of-All. Early La Crosse, and those varieties, yet it follows them so
closely that it is one of the most profit-
able varieties that can be grown on
account of earliness and fine shape of
ears (not sweet). By mail: Pkg., 10c;
pt., 20c; at., 35c. By express: Ph-.,
75c; '4 bu.. S1.25; bu.. S2.25.
Burpee's Evergreen.
Immensely popular, and well it may
so be. A little later than Earle s
Evergreen. It's very sweet, very early
and verv large. Pkg., 10c: pt., 20c.
postpaid. By express, qt., 25c; pk.,
90c; bu.. S3. 20.
Black Mexican Sweet Corn.
It is of excellent quality, medium late, and on account of its novel appear-
ance is sure to be taking. Pkg.. 10c; pt., 20c; Qt., 35c. postpaid. By express.
pk..Sl.OO.
PRICES OF FOLLOWING^S SORTS.
By express: Pkg., Bo; pt., 15c; qt., 30c ; pk., 80c: bu., $3.00.
Bymail: Pkg., 6c; pt., 26c; qt., 40c. j A/r i .
1. Perry's Hybrid (Ballard's Early)— Also known under Chicago Market.
It is a fine sort; very sweet, a good second early; large, fine ears. , j - i
2. Early Minnesota-One of the best varieties for second early; splendid.
3. Early Marblebead-Fine flavor and very sweet.
4. Moore's Concord— Largest and best second early
5. Cory— A splendid, very early Sweet Corn, rich in flavor.
6. Mammoth Sugar— A large sort, very sweet; later than Evergreen.
7. Egyptian Sweet— Late, ears large, and flavor rich and sweet.
8. Hicox Canner— A superb sort for canning, ripening two weeks before
Egyptian. —i^—
Bargain Sweet Corn.
Package.
Early Variety
Medium Variety *c
Late Variety.... Jc
Pop Corn Sorts 3c
Pint.
20c
20c
20C
20C
Quart.
32c
32c
32c
32c
Peck.
90c
90c
80c
90c
EARLES' EARLY EVERGREEN SWEET CORN.
Gardeners are on the lookout for an extra early, extra fine, extra large, extra
sweet extra big-eared Sweet Corn. Well, in this Earles" Early Evergreen, we
hive just the Corn you are looking for. Mr. Gardener 1 I have been looking for
just such a Corn for years, and I am frank to tell you so, and believe that careful
tests of this new Sweet Corn convince me of its sterling merit, and I take pleasure
in listing it in my catalogue and offering it to the public. The ear measures 10 to
12 inches In color the kernels are pure white, and are very sweet, tender and
oalatable Earles' Early Evergreen is a prolific variety, and matures its ears
in from 58 to 70 days, depending on location and character of soil. On warni.
sandy^and the ears are ready in 68 days, while on heavy clay land the period
of growth is longer. The large, well-lille4 and highly palatable ears command
a quick sale in any market where there is a demand for really choice early
Sweet Corn, and I recommend this variety to market gardeners, as well as for
use on the home table. The illustration shows accurately the shape of the
grains and the general characteristics of the ear. excepting the size, which is
much reduced. Now. then, you will need to try this; is earlier than Early
K^eTt^^'o^e^.^^
and Salzer•sFirst-o^All) youev^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^
Plant 1 foot in the row. and the rows 3 feet apart, and you have 14.500
plants at 2 ears to the plant, and you get 29.000 ears; at 6 cents a dozen will
make the snug sum of $145.00. • u o
Have you many acres on your farm paying better?
Price of Earles' Early Evergreen Sweet Corn: Big package 10c. Pt.. 20c.
qt, 360. postpaid. By express: Qt.. 25c; pit., 90c; % bu., $1.7g; bu., $8*20.
.@'''^^i,a!s»l*5.e
POP CORN.
SALZER'S
SILVER BALL
With us it is
enormo usl y
productive, of
fine, delicious
taste, and pops
readily and
evenly. It is
the Corn for
everybody to
plant. A pack-
age will be
sufficient for
family use.
Give the boys
on the farm an
acre to plant
Pop Corn for
the market. It
nays. Bymail:
Pkg., 10c: Pt..
25c: Qf-. 45c.
By express:
Pk..Sl.25:bu.,
S3. 00.
WHITE RICE.
One of the
finest, most
SILVER BALL, prolific Pop
Corns grown:
largely planted. Very good.
By mail: Pkg . 10c: Pt., 20c:
Qt.. 35c. By express. Qt.,
20c: pk., SI 00.
QUEEN'S GOLDEN.
A splendid sort. Above
all is its exceeding tender-
ness when popped, together
with its delicious and deli-
cate taste: splendid for all
purposes. By mail: Pkg.,
10c: pt., 20c; qt.. 35c. By
express: Pk.,|l .OO.
AMBER-COLORED
POP CORN.
A new. rare, exquisitely
beautiful PopCorn, popping
to perfection. Large, amber-
colored ears. Pkg.. 15c:
pt., 20c: pt.. 85c, postpaid.
TOM THUMB.
A very, very dwarf-grow-
ing, fine PopCorn. Pkg., 10c:
pt., 30c; q t.. 50c. postpaid.
RED RICE.
A variety that pops up
nicely. Pkg., 10c: pt.. 25c:
Qt., 40c, postpaid.
DUi SAi^ziLK b iNUKlHiiKiN LiKUWlN bbiiDS, ABSOLUTELY THE liEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
J
SALZER'S EARLIEST CUCUMBER.
Since 1896. when first introduced by us, and all pronounced it the earliest, finest Cucumber in existence. piaixucu ii» uun
Talk about Cucumbers ! \Ve are positive that there is nothing in America,
and nothing in the wide world in the Cucumber line, that will so quickly
make money for the market gardener, citizen or farmer, as Salzer's Earliest.
bince we introduced this remarkable early variety, it has. judging from
liundreds of reports, already leaped into popularity. And well it may. for it
IS the most magnificent early Cucumber we have ever seen. It is remarkably
perfect and uniform in growth, with beautiful, nice-sized Cucumbers— just
the size which will sell in all markets. We cannot too strongly recommend
same. Although not so large as Salzer's Perfection or Improved Long
areen, yet it is so early— way ahead of every other sort— that it cannot help
Dut attract attention and pay the grower. It is A No. 1 in all stages and
equally good for forcing or outdoor planting.
It is certainly the earliest Cucumber in the world. A Cucumber
Bspecially adapted for the h©t-bed or early garden culture, as it sets quickly
ind produces beautiful Cucumbers in the shortest possible time. It is a
rreat money-maker for market gardeners, a single hot-bed often yielding
rom $25.00 to $50.00 worth, according to your market. We have time and
.inie again received $1.20 and $1.50 a dozen for these great early beauties,
ind we know that every one who will carefully grow them in their hot-beds.
)r in some sheltered location outside, will make lots and lots of money out
Df them.
Price of Salzer's Earltest Cucumber: Big package, 10c; oz.,
What Gardeners Who Use Salzer's Earliest Say:
Frank Clark, Milwaukee: "Your Earliest Cucumber is a bonanza to
gardeners.
Wm. Goode. St. Paul: *' I made more money out of 1 lb. Earliest Cu-
cumber than out of anything else."
Henry Johns. Iowa: *'It is the earliest Cucumber I ever tested. Mine
were the first in the market and quickly sold at Si. 00 per dozen."
$87.50 from % lb. Seed.
I made $87.50 in six weeks on my SALZER'S EARLY CUCUMBERS-
all from ^4 lb. seed which cost me but 40c— sold in the St. Louis mar-
ket. They were so early-many days ahead of all others.
J TT .. ^ Emerson Green, Granite City, in.
Mrs. Fred Heil. Evanston: I bought one ounce for my own use.
1 hey proved so very early and so prolific that I sold my surplus for
517.00 to my neighbors, because mine were weeks ahead of theirs."
,1^^ we were to have but three Cucumbers, they would be Salzer's Ear-
liest, Morning Star and Long Giant, and then, of course, we would
have a pickhng Cucumber, and nothing in the wide, wide world equals
Salzer s Prolific Pickle for this purpose.
If you have ever grown a finer Cucumber than Salzer's Earliest, that
will make you more money and quicker money, and is of a finer qual-
ity, we would like to know ir.
16c; H lb., 40c; H lb., 75c; lb.. $1.25; 4 lb., $4.60, postpaid.
SALZER'S NEW MORNING STAR CUCUMBER.
)lail7er ' N^V tn siffJr'c^^.^iE^^^ ^^^1 Cucumber we have a new Cucumber that's worth having, that brings joy to the grower and profit to the
en?th whirh u v^^^ It is very shapely, holding its rich green color throughout its entire long
^e are confident if vnn f.nL^"o!r'!?i^ symmetrical. It is one of those rare Cucumbers, both in shape, size and quality, one so rarely finds, ana
.e are ^^^i^il^^y ^ S^):^,^,^;f j;;t^iput them. It is splendidly adanted for the market gardener's or kitchen planting.
rRlCE OF SALZER S NEW MORNING STAR CUCUMBER: Pig nltg., IQc; OS., 16c; K lb., 60c; H lb.. 80 c. lb . $1.25; 4 lbs.. $4.60,
SALZER'S MARKET GARDEN CUCUMBER
ra^t Cucumber, every one of which is fit for market trade. It grows very long, is
nAlvli^t^^nri'^^t^^^ f'J^^W^f handsome in appearance and desirable^in cJlor!
o Dltfse Pk J 1 0p.^o^/''7^^n^. h f/^®>.^^S?;^^^l°^l^°or Cucumber known, and is sure
opiease. Fkg., lOc, oz., 15c; ^ lb., 40c; H lb., 70c; lb., $1.20; 4 lbs., $4.00, postpaid.
NONE SUCH CUCUMBER.
Offered for the first time in 1900. It became at
once popular as one of the finest long: green Cu-
cumbers. Pkg.. 10c; oz.. 20c; H lb.. 40c; lb., $1.50,
postpaid.
^Mixed Cucumber Seed-All sorts, styles and varieties mixed, per pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; 'A lb., 25c; lb.. 85c. postpaid.'
fOHW A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALg)5UE OF PLANTS, ^EEUb; AN D lUULb, LA LKUSSE, Wlb >
SALZER'S PERFECTION CUCUMBER.
For hot-bed forcing, for early in the open
ground^ or. in fact, for any purpose whatever.
this Cucumber is peer of ail.
We have never seen a strain
ISO uniform in size, color and
jevenness, so complete in all
[the requirements that go to
I make a good Cucumber, as
our Perfection. Indeed, the
fact of its combining every
good Quality, its ready and
Quick sale in the market at
double the common sort
prices, its fine appearance
and its remarkable, astonish-
ing productiveness, led us to
give it the name of Perfection.
Fr. W. Oberst, a Cucumber
grower, sold S107.00 worth of
Cucumbers from M lb. of seed.
Don't that pay? Pkg., 10c; I
oz., 15c; ^ lb., 40c; lb.. $1.00.
mm
IMPROVED LONG
GREEN.
A Fine Cucumber.
This variety seems to
have taken the lead all
through the world as the
great variety to plant for
a general crop. Is grown
in every civilized coun-
try, and we know of no
sort that we would more
heartily recommend for
general garden culture
than this. Of course our . ^
, Salzer's Karliest, Morning Star, Long C.iant. Market Gar
den and Perfection Cucumhers are magnificent varieties
and will do well everywhere as a general crop, but our
Improved Long Green seems to have captured the
hearts of everybody for this purpose. It is safe to say that
more seed is planted of this sterling variety than of any
five other standard sorts. Next to Salzer's Perfection and
Market Garden, it is withal the very best to plant for all
purposes. It is a splendid forcing Cucumber, as well as
for general crop. One of the best selling Cucumbers in the market. Long,
smooth, fine flesh, but few seeds. Grows from 10 to 20 inches long. It is the
Cucumber you want for house and market. Pkg-, 5c; OZ., lOc; >i lb., 25C,
lb., 45c; lb., 80c.
Price of Salze r's Perfection Cucumber: Pltg.. lOc; oz.,i5c; ^lb..40c ; lb., $1.00, postpaid.
SALZER'S NEW EVERBEARING.
The peculiar merit of this novelty is that tbe vines con-
tinue to flower and produce fruit in large quantities un-
til killed by frost, whether the ripe Cucumbers are picked
off or not, differing in this respect from all other sorts in
cultivation. The one vine exhibits at the same time Cucum-
bers in every stage of growth, the small ones being perfec-
tion in shape, of a fine green color, and just the size tor
pickling. Pkg., 1 0c; oz.. 15c; Vx lb.. 40c; lb. . Sl.OO.
SALZER'S LONG GIANT CUCUMBER.
Surpasses all varieties
in its giant length and
great beauty. It is posi-
tively the handsomest
greenCucumber that we
have ever seen, often
measuringl5incheslong;
very uniform in size. It is
extremely crisp, brittle
and appetizing, with but
fewseeds.while its yield
is something astonish-
ing. A market gardener
of our acquaintance re-
ported 2.000 dozen per acre of fine, salable Cucumbers. Pkg.. 10c; oz..
20c; H lb.. 50c; lb., S1.5 0. postpaid.
GIANT PERA.
The flesh is very white, very cleaj^ pecuharl^y crisp,
tender and brittle. Pkg.."'
THE PRINCE OF
LONG CUCUMBERS.
SNAKE.
Have you seen this Cucumber as long
as 6 feet, coiled up like a snake? A
singular and remarkable curiosity. It
is good for food, but is grown more on
accountof it s oddity. Pkg.. 10c; oz.,25c.
MIXED CUCUMBER SEED, all sorts
and kinds. Pkg., 10c; oz.. IBc; M lb.,
25c; lb., b5c; postpaid.
SNAKE. PKG., 10c. Wcst India Gherkins.
AnnvftllittleCiiriimV.or arnwn mnfitlvforsho w and pickles. Pkg..6c;oz..20c.
; iOc; Vk lb.. 50c; lb., $1.50.
SALZER'S GIANT TAILBY'S HYBRID.
Every Cucumber long, smooth, and fit for market some
measuring 15 inches in length. Pkg., 10c.. oz..20c; H lb.,50c.
10 CHEAP CUCUMBERS.
J8®=-Prlceof tbe following 10 sorts: Pkg., 4c; oz., lOc;
lb.» 25c., lb., 65c; by express, 55c. , „ _ , „
I 1. Early Market— The very earliest of all Cucumbers
good for forcing; 3 to 5 inches long. , , , .
2. White German— This is one of the handsomest
early varieties known; is large and very productive, l tie
white color is peculiarly clear.
3. White Perfection— Fine white variety.
xx,«Ti^«ri,irTTPT*®8L4- WMtG Erfurt Spiue-Wondrously prolific early
WHiiE ERFtTRT f rgme^Cucumber. ^ L^^^^^^^^^
Iv. and is of excellent taste
6. Green s Prolific- One of the best pickling:
. Boston Pickling-Fine pickler 8. Nicbol
Cnicago Pickling. 10. Fordhook Pickling.
sorts known; small, crisp,
s Medium— Fine pickler.
SALZER'S PROLIFIC PICKLE CUCUMBER.
For eeveral years we have made Cuonmbers for Pickles a study, teBting and originating new Borts for thls^purpoBe, un^^
have perfection in
•ary to make i
jars we have made UuonmberB tor ncKies astuay, lesiing ana ongmutiuK n.,..^ ..^^ 7r^%.7;T;^>;Tnfi« rH tlio elements neoea-
SaUer'. Proliflo inck... It i. fin. ia form. »o^^^^^
- don't try to Improve it, it can't be
Price of Salzer's Prolific Pickle.
Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; H lb.. 80c; K lb., 50c; 1 lb., 90c; Gibs,
(enough for 1 acre), $5.00. Uy express, K lb., 26c; K lb.,
45c; 1 lb., eOc; 6 lbs., $4.60.
SALZER'B PROLIFIC PICKLE CUCUMBEE
iRthe trrandest of all Dickllnp Cucumbers-onc that will delifrht and please every rower, no matter how critical he or she may be The Salzer Prolific Pickle r,, -
llmbe? wUlHU^ tnveijreat Hatisfaction We offer ««™« «t a very low p^^^^^ %To ' ^ '
Wlb^SOc; lb., 90cj 6 lbs., »5.00. By express, pkg., 10c; oz., J5c; M lb., 25c; H ll>., 45c; lb., 80c, 6 lbs., »4.50.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS.
SALZER'S STRAIN OF EVERLASTING CUCUMBER.
Here is something absolutely new, ofTered for the first time two years ago.
6 A Cucumber that will keep for months, even up to Christmas, without decayi ng
s or losing its color. In short, it may be picked from the vines
in the open ground and sold during the next December and
January, bringing an enormous price.
Our attention was first called to this by a letter
Mrs. C. K. Bell, of Toledo. Ohio,
readin}^ n.i follows
"Gentlemen:—
"I have some-
thing
1 • immediately wrote Mrs. Bell to send us a sample Cucumber. This six
kindly did, sending one-half dozen. We put them in a tight box surrounded h
cotton in a cool, dry place. They were taken from the vine Sept. h
Ahey remained sound and firm, retaining their color and qualit
until Christmas, when they furnished a Christmas delicacy. W
are sure that we could have kei
these Cucumber
along until Fe^
r U a r y c:
March.
new in the
Cucumber line. You
can take a Cucum-
ber, put It in a cool, dry cellar and
keep It for months without losing the color or the quality, or without decaying.
I believe it you could once see this Cucumber that you would wish to handle
Think of tfaei
fancy prices Cth
cumbers would brinl
XT M. 1 , * . March!
Now, our stock of this seed is very limited, indeed confined to but several
pounds, hence we can sell but small quantities to each customer.
Price of Salzer's Everlasting Cucumber: Package of 20 seeds, 15c; % oz., $1.00.
Salzer's Great Japanese
Climbing Cucumber.
A wonderful Cucumber, climbing raoidly
like a vine, and bearing innumerable Cucum-
bers of delicious quality.
Pkg., 10c; oz . 20c; Va lb.. 6 0c; postpaid.
The Cumberland Pickle.
This variety, of the hardy White Spine
t^'pe. is a rapid, strong grower and is
very prolific in fruit. The pickles differ
from all other hardy sorts in being thickly set
with fine spines, except on the extreme stem
end. During the whole period of growth,
from the time they first set until full grown.
the form is exceptionally Straight and sym-
metrical, makinij them as choice for a slicing
varietv as for pickles. The flesh is firm, very
crisp and tender at all stages.
Price of The Cumberland Pickle: Big
pkg., lOc; oz., 20c; M lb., 35c; lb., $1.10.
Salzer's Elite Pickling.
There is no pickling Cucumber in the United
States to-day which enjoys so large a sale as
Salzer's Prolific Pickle, but in Salzer's Elite
we have something still a little better, still a
httle finer, choicer, rarer, just the pickling
Cucumber vou want for something real fancy.
The housevwife who wishes to put up a few
bottles of extra fancy, extra fine, extra tender
Pickling Cucumbers will want Salzer's Elite
Price: Pkg.. 15c ;oz., 25c; 'A lb., 75c;
lb.. $2.50.
Bargain Cucumbers, (see Page 5.)
Early Variety
Medium Variety.
Late Variety
Pickline Sorts
Pkg.
Oz.
lb.
Lb.
3c
8C
20c
48c
3c
8C
20c
48c
3C
8c
20c
48c
. 3C
So
20c
48c
lOC
160
25c
80c
HERBS, ETC.
ic m'^^.^^^^w'^w^ medicinal herbs are so well known that they need no special description. We urge all to plant same. What
is more helpful to babes than tennel tea? And just think of the good Sage tea, Anise and all the other sorts, too' You will
I '^^"^si23SS'jL"f?.l^^^i"if^'S^2^^ purposes, then for flavoring. The package Of mixed Herbs for 10c is very popular.
I ^**Price for all Herbs, except as noted, pkg., 5c; oz., 26c. I'vifUAa.x.
I Anise. Pkg., 5c.
) Balm. Oz., 30c.
Borage. Pkg., 5c.
Bene. Pkg., 5c.
Belladonna. Pkg., 5c.
Burnet. Pkg., 5c.
Hoarhound. Pkg., 5c.
Henbane. Pkg., 5c.
Hyssop. Oz., 30c.
Lavender. Pkg.. 5c.
Purslane. Pkg.. 5c.
Rue Saffron. Pkg., 5c.
Tansy. Pkg., 5c.
Wormwood. Oz.,30c.
Hop Seed. Pkg..l5c;0z.,$1.00
Cardoon. Pkg., 5c.
Caraway. Pkg., 5c.
Catnin. Pkg., 5c.
Chervil. Pkg., 5c.
Coriander. Pkg., 5c.
Dill. Pkg., 5c.
Sorrel. Pkg., 5c.
Sweet Basil. Pkg., 5c.
Sweet Fennel. Pkg.,5c,
Summer Savory.
Pkg., 5c
Thyme. Pkg., 5c*.'
Tarragon. Pkg., 5c.
Sweet Marjoram. Pkg., 5c
Rosemary. Oz., 35c. *
Dill, Common— Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c;
lb.. 60c.
Dill, German Giant-Large, leafy, of splendid
flavor. Pkg.. 10c; oz., 25c;
% lb., 50c: lb.. $1.50.
Marjoram, Common—
Pkg., 5c: oz.. 20c; M lb.,
50c: lb.. $1.50.
Marjoram, Frankfur-
ter—Grown largely at
Frankfort, Germany. Pkg.,
10c: oz.. 25c; H lb., 65c; lb..
$2.25.
Thyme, Common-Pkg.,
5c: oz., 30c: M lb., 65c; lb..
$2 00.
, Thyme, Berliner—
fLargely grown near Berlin,
ylnhigh demand. Pkg., 10c:
oz., 40c; lb., $1.00 lb.,
$3.00.
MIXED HERBS: Pkg., lOc; OZ., SOc; ^Ib.. $1.00.
SAGE.
A few ounces of Sage will plant
enough for 300 bunches of dry leaves.
At La Crosse it retails at 5c a bunch.
This is a splendid thing for the school
boy or school girl to plant in a corner
of the garden, taking good care of
same, and in fall tie in bunches and
sell to their neighbors for flavoring
or tea. An ounce of seed will fur-
nish enough plants to sell $10 or $15
worth of dried leaves in your market.
Common Sage— Pkg., 5c; oz.. 20c;
lb.. $1.25.
Salzer's Giant— Very large and
fine. Pkg.. 10c; oz.. 30c: 'A lb.. 75c;
lb., $2.00.
SWEET MARJORAM.
Mixed Herbs. Pkg., 10c ; oz., SOc; X lb., $1.00.
^i^lI'^^'v^^jKl"''^ ^^""^.^ ^'^^^ s^^^ given such tremendous satisfaction
-as our mixea nert)S and mixed peppers. Indeed, our mixture of herbs is immensely popular
•as you get seeds of all sorts carefully mixed at but 10c a package. There are just thousands
1 thousands of our lady friends and gardeners using the mixed herbs for their kitchen garden
ickage usually wiH^produce enougli plants of any one variety desired for flavoring or mcdic-
. . salzer's giant sage. Pkg.. 10c.
This giant sage is the finest of all sage sorts.
It's large, ,
MUSHROOMS
1 lb., postpaid. 30c.
Price of spawn, lb., by mail,
CHAMPIGNONS OR MUSHROOMS.
The demand for Mushroom spawn among private growers and 8:ard:^ners
for growing in cellars, sheds, etc., has increased with us since its introduc-
tion over 1.000 per cent. Everybody is trying this most delicious of all ectible
fungi. Our booklet. "Mushroom Culture." is mailed you on receipt of 10c. or
free with each 30c order. The Mushroom is a delicious edible fungus, of a
white color, changing to brown when old. The gills are loose, of a pinkish-
red. changing to livid color. It produces no seed, but instead a white, fibrous
substance in broken threads, called spawn. Can be grown in cellars and
out-of-the-way places.
CULTURE OP THE MUSHROOM.
Our booklet, price lOc; or mailed free with each order of 30e worth of
spawn, tells all about it.
30c; 4 lbs., $1.00; by express, lb., 20c; P lbs.. 75c; 10 lbs.
A BED OF SALZEU'S MUSHROONi
$1.25; 25 lbs., $3.00; 50 lb8.. $5.25.
flAVOB
EGG PLANTS.
The Egg Plant is one of
the rarest delicacies in the
vegetable world ! Its rich,
chaste flavor is reached by
no other vegetable !
New York Purple— Our
strain of this celebrated
variety has been greatly im-
proved; it's early and ex-
tremely prolific. Extra
large, 60 pounds have been
grown from 1 plant; deli-
cious oyster flavor when
fried. Pkg., 5c; oz., 30c; %
lb.,90c; lb..S3.50.
Salzer'8 Early Purple-
Large (new). The finest of
all Egg Plants. It's the
earliest, tenderest, most
delicately flavored, richest
of all! It is especially
adapted for family use.
Nothing quite **so good as
Early Purple." Pkg.. 10c; oz.
$1.00; lb.. $8.60.
Early Long Purple— A grand variety.
Pkg.. 5c; oz., 30c; lb.. $8.50.
White Egg Plant— A novelty. Very nice
and fine. Pkg., 16c; oz.. 60c.
WHITE EGG PLANT Pkg.", 15C.
THREE FINE THINGS.
Mustard.
Southern
Giant— Large,
rich, thick
leaves, used for
greens. Pkg
10c; oz., 15c; J4
lb., 35c.
Chinese—
In great de-
mand on ac-
count of its
large, noble,
rich, bushy and
prolific leaves.
Pkg., 10c; oz.,
20c; Va, lb., 30c;
lb., 75c.
HORSERADISH.
1. Chives.
We cannot too strongly recommend
the growing of a few dozen Chives;
when once planted they live forever. , . ,
A few plants taken in the house and placed in the cellar
during winter will, as soon as brought to light, sprout and
bear an abundance of greens for salads, of strong onion flavor.
Per 12, 20c; per 25, 30c; per 100, $1.00.
2. Horseradish.
This splendid appetizer cannot be overectimated. 25
plants will be sufficient for a small family. The roots grow
and increase rapidly in size, and bear abundantly with each
succeeding year. Plant in a corner of the yard where you
wish it to grow, and it will repay you many times, as you can
begin digging the next year. 6 rOOtS for 20c; 12 for 36c;
25 for 70c; 100 for $2.76, postpaid.
8. Pieplant (Rhubarb) Root.
Nearly everybody is fond of Pieplant pie,
^or the same prepared in almost any way, as
^sauce, etc. Well, a dozen or two plants plant-
fed in a corner of your garden next to your
Chives and Horseradish will give you a great
abundance of this delicious plant. It is
healthful, an excellent appetizer, a great
tonic. 3 for 30c; 6 for 50c; 12 for 75c; postpaid;
100 by exp ress, $5.00.
PIEPLANT OR RHUBARB SEED.
Salzer'B Giant— Very large produces Pie-
plant the second year after sowing. Pkg., 10c;
oz., 25c; Va lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
Lineas Rhubarb— A variety of Rhubarb
that is in great demand, and is largely sold in
the East. Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c; J4 lb., 50c: lb.,
$1.50, postpaid.
E^-rliest Sweet Pieplant— See page 61.
Salzer's Boyal Monarch.— see page 61.
MUSTARD, CHINtSe. Pkg., IQc.
Corn Salad or Fetticns.
An excellent vegetable, used as a
salad; largely grown for market.
Sow early in spring, in rows 1 foot
apart, and it is fit for use in six
weeks. Pkg.. 5c; oz., 10c; lb., $1.00.
CHERVIL.
Well known. Used like Parsley.
Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c; Va lb., 40c.
CARDOON.
Used blanched like Celery. Pkg.,
10c; oz.. 50c.
COTTON SEED.
Pkg.. 5c; oz.. 10c; V4 lb., 25c; lb.,
75c.
MARTINU.
For pickles. Pkg., 5c; oz., 40c.
NASTURTIUM.
The seeds, while young and suc-
culent, are pickled and used as
capers. . .
Tall— Pkg..5c; oz., 10c; % lb.. 35c.
Dwarf— Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c; li lb.,
50c.
WILD RICE.
Splendid for sowing on ponds,
lakes, etc.. to attract ducks, geese,
etc. Lb., 30c, postpaid; 10 lbs.,
$1.75 by express.
GARLIC. Bee page 32
OKRA OR
GUMBO.
Largely grown
in Southern
States. Its long
pods are used
in soups, etc.
Plant when
warm.
S alzer' s
Dwarf Okra
— H a V e you
ever tasted
Okra soup? Is
there anything
like it? Chick-
en Okra soup?
And no Okra
grows which
will produce
richer pods for
this delicious
soup than Salz-
er*s Etirly
Srprinc^'if SAI^ZER'S EARI.Y DWARF. Pkg., lOc.
the Okra family— pods fine, just the size— and produced early and
I abundance. P::a.. 10c; oz., 15c; ^ lb., 35c; lb.. $1.25.
Long Green— Excellent. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 75c.
DANDELION— Salzer's French Giant.
Here you have a salad that is par excellence. It is one of the
very best extremely early salads imaginable. Good for the blood,
and in France it is largely grown for this purpose. It is a blood
purifier! It is delicious in the extreme, and on account of its
extreme earliness is in great demand. Price: Pkg., 15c; oz., 50c;
J4 lb., $1.00; lb.. $3.50.
BIRD SEEDS.
We do not deliver free, but will do so if 10c per lb. is added to
the following prices: "Fancy Recleaned."
Salzer's Mixed Bird Seed has
become famous for its superior quality.
We use nothing but freshest high-grade
seed, free from mustiness and dust.
Our blend of seed is particularly rel-
ished by canaries, and other birds.
Lb., lOc; 100 lbs., $6.90.
Canary, Best Sicily, lb., 10c; 100
lbs., $6.00. Hemp, lb.,10c; 100 lbs.. $5.00.
Maw, lb., 20c; 100 lbs., $15.00. Millet,
lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $4.00.
German Rape for Birds, lb., 10c;
100 lbs.. $6.00.
Vetclies for Pigeons, lb., 10c; 100
lbs., $6.00.
Peas for Pigeons, lb., 6c; lOO lbs.,$3.00.
Always add 10c a pound to above if
desired postpaid.
■ ui Liui JiiL-LUiiJ mumiiiiRm u^uvvw &REUb. ABbULU'lLLV THE BE^iT h'tm ALL ANH CUMP;^ T
Come here, my friend, and let me tell you something about this great Celery. There is no Celery equaling it in taste, richness of color, perfec'
t.on in blanching, and earlmess. In our home kitchen garden this variety produced tender, delicious, crisp, brittle Celery, without any hoeing,
completely blanching itself. It is pre-eminently the sort to grow and use for home garden, for market or for shipping. The demand for tbi!
magnificent Celery has been marvelous. Almost every order seemed to want Salzer's Self-Blancher, until we sold almost every grain of seed,
and everybody grew the finest Celery they had ever seen. Now, we are sure that there is no self-blanching Celery ahead of Salzer's Self-Blanche?
You will like It. It IS early, crisp, tender— absolutely the finest. w • ^ .
We introduced this Celery some years ago and»^
have kept right on improving same, and we believe;
that it is now more largely grown than all other seU«
blanching varieties together. It has certainly at-
tained the pinnacle of perfection for growth, earli-
ness, beauty, flavor, quality and texture. The
beauty about this is that those who have never been
able to grow Celery before can grow this to perfec-
tion, and succeed with same as well as with any other
vegetable; indeed, people find no trouble in growing
Salzer's Self-Blancher Celery, for but little or no
banking up is necessary. The peculiarity of this '
splendid variety is that the stalk, portions of the inner
leaves and heart are entirely white, so that by simply
tj'ing the plants together or by drawing the soil
firmer against them, pressing it with the hands or
hoe and then repeating the operation to hold the soil
already placed against the plants in position, is all
that is needed to complete the work of blanching. It
is necessary that the patch be kept free from weeds,
as they will cause rust when blanching Celery.
We believe that Salzer's Self-Blancher Celery ii
absolutely the earliest variety grown, and can be
jiirl blanched for the table the middle of August or early
in September. It is also one of the most highly orna-
mental Celeries grown, as its appearance on the din-
ner-table, with its succulent stalks and delicious
flavor, is unequalcd by any variety grown.
A PERFECT BLANCHER.
Salzer's Self-Blancher Celery is singularly free
from the habit all blanching Celery varieties have of
going back to the original green Celery; indeed, we
have had fields of this in the past containing 10,000 to 20,000 plants, in which there were but a dozen of green stalks, so that we have rooted these
out almost entirely. We do not know of any Celery blanching more perfectly, that is better or finer, or will give greater satisfaction than Salzer's
Self-Blancher.
If we were to plant two stalk Celery varieties, we would use Salzer's Self-Blancher for early, and Giant Golden Heart for late. One ounce of seed
ought to furnish from 3,000 to 5,000 plaints. There is nothing more proitable than Salzer's belf-Blancher Celery. If sold for early market, an acre
readily brings from $250 to $500, as it is so extremely early and fine.
Where tlie market is near, no croppays better than Celery, as It Is in constant demand from early June throughout fall and winter. Salzer's
"Self-Blancher" is a variety that really should be called **A11 Seasons' Celery," from the fact that it is good in June, it is good in July, and
pood throughout the year. It keeps well, sells rapidly. It is handsome in the extreme, being remarkably stocky and a wonderfully strong grower,
is very heavy, perfectly solid, of a delicious, sweet flavor, and with all these points is a wonderful keeper. One would think that these would be a
sufficient number of good qualities, but to all of these is added THE WONDERFUL QUALITY OF SELF-BLANCHING to a very remarkable extent. With-
out banking up, or any covering to speak of, even the outer ribs become of a yellowish- white color, the heart being large, solid and of a beautiful
golden yellow. PRICE OF SALZER'S SELF-BLANCHER CELERY:
Bl^pkg., 10c; 3 pkgs., 25c; Vt o%., 2Bc; oz., 45c; H lb., $1.25. lb., $4.00. Small pkg., 100 kernels, 6c.
4. Giant Golden Heart.
Mr. Robert Purvis found in his
Dwarf Golden Heart Celery a few
plants of larger growth. These he
carefully set aside and grew their
product several seasons, planting
out for seed only the thickest, tall-
est plants. The result of this we
now have in our Giant Golden
Heart, fully equal in quality to the
original stock, the stalks are per-
fectly solid and of best, true Celery.
Another quality is its excellent
keeping habit. In this respect we
consider it t?ie best Celery for winter
storage^ for market or "for the pri-
vate planter. Pkg., 10c; ^ oz., 20c;
oz.,30c; % lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
1. New Rose Celery.
A magnificent new Celery.
The color is a beautiful shade of
rose, of exceptional fine flavor;
solid, crisp and tender, and has
proven itself entirely free from
stringiness. It is a splendid va-
riety for late use; it keeps well
and blanches well. It is one of
those varieties that will cer-
tainly please the private
grower. Pkg., 10c; oz.,25c; J4 lb.,
75c: lb.. $2.50.
2. Golden Self-Blanching
The beautiful appearance of the
plant, with its close habit, com
pact growth, and straight, vigor
ous stalks, is indescribable. The
ribs are perfectly solid, crisp, brit-
tle, and of delicious flavor, sur-
passed by no other variety, while
it has the decided merit of being
self-blanching. Without banking
up or any covering whatever,
even the outer ribs become of a
■ . , handsome, fresh yellowish-white
color. The heart IS large, solid, and of a beautiful, rich, golden yellow
color, extremely early and of the richest flavor. Pkg., 10c; Moz., 20c;
oz., 35c; % lb., $1.00; lb.. $3.50.
Golden Self-Blanching (Paris Strain).
The golden self-blanching Celery originated in Paris and our Paris
strain is grown by the introducer specially for us. It is par excellence.
Pkg., 12c; Vi oz., 25c; oz., 40c; li lb., $l.BO; ib., $4.60.
3. New Giant Pascal.
The height is about 2 feet; stalks are very large, thick, solid and not
stringy, and unusually tender and crisp, snapping like glass, and when
desired can be sliced lengthwise. When fully grown the outer
stalks will average 2 inches in width and are fully as thick as a
man's finger, which is well shown in the illustration of a stalk of a
Giant Pascal reduced in size, it blanches very easily, and after a
few days' earthing up, the outer stalks present a beautiful white
appearance. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 60c; lb., $1.75.
^*One pack age each of the 4 best Celeri es, 25c.
WUITE PLUMK CIJLEKY.
The great objection to g^rowiny Celery for family use has been the trouble expe-
rienced in blanching- it. Blanch by tying- the plant and drawing-up a litile Boil, when the
work of blanching is accomplished. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c; J4 lb., 70c; lb.,<^2.40.
BOSTON MARKET.
The great favorite in the Boston markets. It is early, very solid. White, of mild, de-
icioua flavor Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; K lb., COc; lb., $l.i)0.
WHITE WALNUT.
So called because of its rich, walnut-like flavor. The stalks are solid and heavy, of
dwarf, compact growt h. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; X lb., 75c.
6 WELL-KNOWN CELERIES.
1. Crawford's Half Dwarf— One of the best. Pkg., 3c; oz., 15c.
3. Dwarf White Solid— Excellent variety. Pkg., 3c; oz., 20c; >^ lb., GOc.
3. Seymour's Superb Wliite— One of the finest large Celery sorts. Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c.
4 Dwarf Golden Heart— Heart waxy golden- yellow, showy and Very popular Pk^.,
5 Salzer's Giant Celery— The largest Celery known. Pkg . 2{M-. 1 10c; oz., iiV.
6 Crimsoa Celery— Beautiful red color. ■ Pkgi_,JUcj_oz_;_|jOc.
TURNIP ROOTED CELERY.
Probably 'the most profitable crop in Celeries
is to grow the Turnip-Rooted varieties. These
grow well, bring in great crops and great
money. We urge all to try a piece with Sal-
zer's Turnip Celery. An ounce of seed will
furnish a thousand plants or more, and at La
Crosse 1,000 bulbs sell for $30.00, and are grown
on a small strip and with but little care.
Nothing is finer for salads, flavoring of soups,
etc., than Salzer's Turnip-Rooted Celery.
1. Turnip-Rooted— Well known. Pkg., 6c:
oz., IBc; lb., $1.40.
2. Finest German—Elegant and delicious.
Pkg., 5c; oz.,20c; lb., $2.20.
3. New Apple Rooted— A luscious salad Cel-
ery. Pkg., 5c; oz.,20c; lb., $2.00.
4. Salzer's Turnip Celery.
Our Northern-grown Salzer's Turnip Cel-
ery tests 99 heavy roots to the 100 planted: all
are larr^e, solid, tender, remarkably well flav-
ored bulbs. This is immeasurably superior
to the common Turnip-Rooted Celery. This
stock is carefully selected, of most excellent
quality, delightful flavor and of wondrous
yield.
Geo. Theysen says: "Prom the one ounce
Turnip Celery seed I sold $30.00 worth of
roots."
John Bene, Milwaukee: *'I bought H lb.
Salzer's Turnip Celery, and sold $80.00 worth.
All roots were very fine."
Now we know that there is lots of money
to be made by growing Salzer's Turnip Cel-
ery. Just try it and be happy. There
is no Celery *:etter than Salzer'^s Turnip- i
Rooted.
Price of Salzer's Turnip Celery. ,
Blgpkg.j 10c; oz., 20c; H lb., 60c; lb.. $2.00.
Small
100 kernels.
6C.
KOHLRABI.
J4l
Price of Salzci's Purple- Pkt,'.. 10c; oz., SOc
This delicious vegetable is justly popn-g^
lar. Excellent for soups or cooked asrfj
turnips. Full cabbage flavor; earlier than!
cabbage. !
Salzer's Purple Vienna— The finest of^^
all. Early, sweet, tender. Will ripen fitr/
for use in 28 days. It is a delicious cab i
bage-flavored dish; you will like it. Pkg.,i
10c; oz.. 30c. Va lb.. Sl.OO; lb.. $3.00.
Early White Vienna — Very early,
ripening right after Salzer's Purple. It's
of tine shape, very early and of delicate
cabbage flavor. Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c; M lb.,
50c; lb.. $1.50.
Salzer's Mammoth— Grows to large size and of juicy Quality. 1 oz. will furnish 1,000 plants. 1 1
grows much larger than the Vienna varieties. Will also do well for stock feeding. Pkg., 10c; o/.,
25c; U lb., 60c; lb., ^2.00.
SALZER S MAMMOTH.
LEEK.
A splendid vege-
table for flavoring
soups, etc. Treat
same as onions:
both leaves and
bulbs are used. In
fall, plant a few in
sand in cellar for
^ winter use.
NEW WINTER.
New Winter Flag- Very fine. Pkg. ,
5c; oz., 30c; lb., $2.00.
Salzer's Large Rouen Leek.
The finest, most prolific and profit-
able of all. Grown in enormous
quantities in France and Germany.
Splendid for flavoring. Pkg., 16c;
oz., 36c; lb., $2.00.
Broad London Flag— Much used.
Pkg., 6c; oz., 16c; H. lb., 40c; lb.,
$1.16.
GARLIC.
In great demand among all classes.
Common Garlic Sets— ^ lb., 15c; lb..
35c. Lb., by express. 20c; 6 lbs.. 90c;
10 lb., ^1.70.
Italian — Very prolific. Grown fronii
imported bulbs, very rich and desirable.*
W lb., 15c; lb., 40c; 5 lbs., by express*
SI. 25; 10 lbs.. $2.00.
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COMMON GARLIC.
SALZER'S EARLIEST LETTUCE.
At the head of our long Lettuce list stands by superla-
tive merit— Salzer's Earliest Lettuce. Now, then, we have
learned a thing or two about Lettuce in the 35 years of our
gardening experience, and we think we are perfectly safe
when we say that Salzer s Earliest Lettuce is the earliest
in the world, and that we are saying something no man
can contradict. It is indeed a remarkable Lettuce, grows
quickly, of beautiful color and shape, and will make more
money for the market gardener, whether he sows seed in
a hotbed or any sheltered position outside, than any other
Lettuce we know of. We have unlimited numbers of
testimonials from market gardeners, from citizens and
farmers, praising the merits of this Earliest Lettuce. It
is the Lettuce for early; for it is the Lettuce for all
summer long.
64,752 LETTUCE PLANTERS SOW IT.
This variety we obtained from one of our customers in
Germany, who pronounced it the earliest Lettuce grown
in that empire. Then we sent it to the market gardeners
in Boston, who reported: "Earliest ever seen here."
We then distributed it in Philadelphia, New York and
other centers, and all united in calling it the "earliest of
all." It is earlier than the Early Simpson or Tennis Ball,
or any Lettuce known to us. We believe that there is no
Lettuce anywhere that will equal it in earliness, in quality, in color, in shape, and above all in its rich, nutty flavor. *t is a Lettuce that has won its
place and is to-day planted by every market gardener and planter desiring a Lettuce for earliness— earlier than any other variety on the globe.
We are so positive that you will be pleased with this variety that we have unhesitatingfy recommended same. If you once plant it you will never
Ret along without it. It is so fine, so rich, so nutty, so profitable. Price of Salzer's Earliest Lettuce: Big pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; H lb., 40c; lb.,
$1.60.
LETTUCE, AMERICAN BEAUTY.
American Beauty is the
latest Lettuce novelty ask-
ing for your favor, and we
believe, without a question,
this is the finest, choicest,
rarest novelty offered in the
Lettuce line for many a year.
I It is a decided, distinct sort,
_J somewhat of the Simpson
^ type, but grov/s larger and
I stronger and more rapidly,
i and its leaves are broader,
; and thicker, and richer,
I and darker, although some-
• a what slightly less curled
1 and frilled at the edge, yet
I it's beautiful in the extreme
I and does full credit to the
i proud name it bears. It is
1 more of a large, loose head,
I branches well and is of ex-
I cellent quality indeed. It
1 has a rich, nutty flavor,
■ crisp, juicy, and fine in the
extreme.
This sort remains long in condition for use before running to seed and is of very
splendid quality. The trials on our own private grounds have proven this Lettuce
wonderful in the extreme. It will stand the summer heat, and moisture, and
drought, and rough weather in a remarkable degree. It does splendidly for forc-
ing, whether in hotbeds or greenhouses, and is A No. 1 for early planting outdoors.
We are positive that it is the very best new sort offered in many a year.
Price: Pkg.. 16c; oz.. 26c; H, lb.. 75c: lb.. $2.60.
KAISER WILHELM LETTUCE-Over in Germany there are some
50,000.000 people who believe that the best Lettuce in the world
is grown in that country. We agree with them that Kaiser Wil
helm head Lettuce is a big variety— almost as "big headed" as
the present Kaiser appears to some Americans; but,
setting all fun aside, this is a magnificent head of creamy white,
nutty, deliciously flavored Lettuce, sure to please, both on
account of its size and quality.
Pkg., 16c; oz., 40c; H lb., $1.00, postpaid. '
LOO.
LA CROSSE MARKET LETTUCE.
THE I.ARGEST HEAD liETTUCE IN THE WORLD— Of ten 4 to C feet In circumference, and as firootl as It ii large. A luxuriant grower,
consequently tender, s-weet and crisp. It produces immense heads, often 15 and 16 i nche s acros s, and we ighin:? cnormoucly. The interior is beautifully
blancliod, creamy-white, crisp, tondor and
B ^ doliciouj, being absolutely free from any trace
cf bitterness. It ia a very large, robust-grrowing
variety, rooting deeply, resisting hot, dry
V7oathor, very slow to run to seed and a
euro header under most trying condiliona.
The outer color is of a dictinct apple.
Ai
green.
standard
main sum
mor c r o p t
hot woathor
Lettuce it is
in every way
d osirable
and has no
equal, but is
not rocor^-
mondod for
forcing.
Pkg:., lOc;
oz.,8Cc; H
lb., G5c;
lb., ©J5.00.
Salzer's Perfect Blanching Celery Coss.
TheCossLettuceblanches perfectly andhas a rich
colcry flavor. It is the dolight of the epicurean,
and wo know that every one testing same will be
pleased in the extrome with this rich novelty.
Price, pkg?., lOc; oz., 30c; 3^ lb., 91.00;
1 lb., ©3.00 postpaid.
SALZER'S IMMENSITY LETTUCE
Is a eigfantic Lettuce, with an enormous, solid head . The plant and head not only attain
phenomenal dimensions, but it is also of the finest quality, even the outer
leaves being tender. The plant is fully 18 inches in diameter, while the
head proper is proportionately large. It is one of the slowest to run to seca
that we have ever seen, and maintains that crispness of texture and sweet-
ness of flavor that will surely make it popular. It is an excellent variety tor
early sowing, as it has good heat-resisting Qualities which carry it satcly
through the most trying seasons. ^
Price, t)lg pkt., loc; o»., 80 c; H lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
SALAMANDER.
A great, giant colossal Lettuce.
Pkg., 15c; oz., 25c; K lb., 50c.
SUNDANCE LETTUCE.
The solid heads are of great size, and
the leaves are tender and brittle. Th6
head has a rich, yellow heart, hence sug-
gesting the name, Salzer's Sundance Let-
tuce. The leaves are thick and glossy,
somewhat curled, of a good and attrac-
tive green color, variegated with bronze.
The illustration gives an idea of its highly
attractive appearance. This Lettuce
I cannot be over-estimated or over-praised
I for home use in spring and summer, but
it is rather too brittle for market. This
sounds like saying that it is too good for
market, for brittleness or crispness is a
virtue rather than a fault. It must have
plenty of room in the row, on account of
Its size. It will everywhere prove to be
one of the best Lettuces ever grown,
■ either for hotbed or for open-air culture.
Pkg., 10c : oz., 20c; % lb., 60c ; lb., $2.00.
All Cream Lettuct.
This remarkable Lettuce does not head, but
makes a loose bunjch of leaves of super la-tivel'y
fine quality. It should be in every garden.
We have received, hundreds of testimonials,
all uniting in pronouncing it of extra flavor and
remarkable for maintaining its high quality for
an unusual length of time. It forms a beauti-
ful plant, 10 to 12 inches high by 9 to 10 inclies
across; the leaves grow upright, the upper pari
of the outer leaves turning outward very grace
fully, and are handsomely wrinkled. The edge^
of the outer leaves are of a glossy, reddibh
bronze, very ornamental and fresh in appear-
ance; within the leaves are almost white and
wonderfully crisp and tender. It grows very
Quickly; is ready to cut early, and remains for
weeks. It is the cream 01 all sorts. Big
pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 4Qc; lb., $1.50.
NEW LETTUCE, HEAVY-WEIGHT.
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Heavy
WEKiHI ,
m
I Our New Heavy-
Weieht Lettuce is of un-
usual size and solidity of
head. We have had it
time and again 18 inches
in diameter, with heads
almost as solid as an early
Summer Cabbage; is crisp,
tender, and of excellent
flavor. The outside color
is distinct in shade, the
inside is yellowish white.
Pkg., 15c; oz., 25c; K lb.,
75c.
NEW ICEBERG
LETTUCE.
This is a quick-growing,
hard-head, handsome,
early new Lettuce variety,
producing solid heads 8
inches in diameter, very
crisp and sweet. Pkg., 10c;
oz.,15c; J4lb..40c; lb.,$1.40.
GRAND RAPIDS FORCING.
The Best Sort for Shipping.
This grand new 'forcing variety
stands more neglect in the way of
watering and ventilation, will grow
greater weight on the same ground
and Will Stand longer after
matured than the Black Seeded
Simpson. It is of handsome
appearance and not apt to rot, and
will keep from wilting longer
while exposed for sale than any
other sort. Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c;
% lb,. 35c; lb., $1.10.
Andiven or Endive Lettuce.
Endive is one of the best salads for fall and winter use. Blanch by
tfine up the leaves in a conical form with bast or twine.
Balzer'S Moss Curled— Very fine, indeed. The very best for family
086. Of excellent flavor and quality. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; J4 lb., 50c;
lb„$1.50.
Broad Leaved Batavian— Chiefly used in soups and stews; requires
tobetied up for blanching. Pkg.. 5c; oz., 15c; V^ lh., 40c; lb , $1.40.
ftteen Curled— Very fine. P!cr.., 5c; oz.: 25c; J4 lb., 75c.
3 BIG HEAD LETTUCES FOR 20 CENTS.
1. New York
Market . . .
Lettuce
Is a new and re-
markablevariety,
one which is also
unusual for size
and solidity of
head, often
measuring 16
Inclies in di-
ameter, weigh-
ing 0 lbs. It
bleaches itself
naturally.is crisp,
very rich, oily,
tender, of excel-
lent flavor and
entirely free from
bitterness. Pkg.,
10c; 3 pkgs., 25.c;
oz., 20c; Va lb.,
40c; lb., $1.25.
2. Salzer's
German
Butter.
We obtained this
strain while in Eu-
rope in 1894, and
it must not be com-
pared with that of-
fered by other deal-
ers as German But-
ter. It is Lettuce
that we relished
and received in al-
most a 1 1 restau-
rants and hotels
throughout Ger-
many, and is
served there never
less than twice a
day during the sea-
son, which seemed
to last all summer.
It is indeed a fine,
buttery, green Let-
tuce, and we are
sure that every-
body growing same
will be delighted
therewith. Pkg.,
10c; oz., 20c: 14 lb.,
40c; lb., $1.25.
3. Salzer*8
Prize Head.
This is one of the
finest Head Let-
tuce for all-year-
round use in culti-
yation; is splendid
for family. Heads
large.solid, tender,
blanching perfect-
ly, oily and buttery
in texture, and of
delicious flavor.
Must not be con-
founded with the
priae head Lettuce
offered by other,
dealers. This is al
giant. Pkg., 6c;
oz., 15c; U lb.. 80c;
>9lb.,66c;lb.,$1.06.
One package!
each of above S
Big Head Let-
tuces, 20c.
One ounce'
each above 3
Big Head Let-
tuces, DOC.
SALZER'S prize head. a grand lettuce for Ahh
PKG., 5c; oz., 15c.
.U 1!»U1 WUKiriJiKi'J Lr^UVV 'J 5ILlLiJ5>, 1 £L i iniLDlLJl ruiv. ALL ^U1JLS AINU UJUiiViiLj,
3
GREAT
LETTUCES
FOR 25c.
One ounce each of these 3 Letft
costing you but 60 cents, shouldi^
nish you bX least $35.00 woT^
Lettuce. Try it for 1907 and :
track of your receipts and see if|
will not exceed $35.00.
/KLVtMEDiaMiLAiiil
SALZER'S EARLY SIMPSON.
?atly improved, one of the earli-
est of all Lettuce sorts, ^especially
t'ood for hotbed or cold-frame for-
cing, or for extremely early in the ear-
deii. Very crisp, yellow and tender.
This and Salzcr^s Earliest we use for
very early. Delicious flavor, rich and
nutty. Pkg.. 10c: oz.. 16c; H lb.. 30c;
lb.. ^l.OO.
IMPROVED HANSON LETTUCE.
Unquestionably the very best medium late, hard-head
Lettuce grown; we do not know of a superior in any re-
spect. It forms a very large head, weight as high as
6 pounds, solid to the core, tender, crisp, and of the
most delicious flavor imaginable. It resists summer
drouths and heat to a wonderful degree, and is at all
times ready for the table, with a nutty flavor, agreeable
and pleasant to the taste. Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c: % lb.,
30c; lb.. $1.00.
PEER OF ALL SUMMER LETTU(
This is a California novelty. The color of
leaves is a beautiful semi-crimson. The he
enormous in size, and of excellent flavor. It
stands all sorts of dry and hot weather apd .
to flourish and produce big heads even under
vorable circumstances. It is a grand no'uelty;;
once tried will become a standard, as it i»he » p.
of All" Summer Lettuces. Pkg., 10c; oz..^6c; ^JJ^
60c; lb., $2.00.
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COS LETTUCES.
Sow these in early fall for
late fall and winter use.
White Cos— Well known.
Oz.. 15c; ?4 lb.. 50c.
Celery Coss— Seepage 33.
Oreen Winter— Fine win
ter sort; good header. Pkg..
6c; oz.. 2ac; 'i lb., 60c.
WHITE COS.
rival
perfj
ingq
oz., ]
2.
purp
_ ^ le £.asi ana wesi. ^'^g., ou. uit., xy*.., /♦ it^.. o^^v., lu., «.x.v«
Salamander— Compact, enormous heads, summer heat resistmg. Pkg., 15c: oz., 25c; lb..r74 lo.
lb $1 50 •
Passion or Southern Heart-A splendid Lettuce for the South. Pkg., 5c; oz.. lOc; H. ^b..! j"
NEW AND RARE LETTUCE SORTS.
Denver Market— A large head variety. Pkg., 6c; oz., 10c; H lb., 30c; lb.. $1.00.
Chartier-Enormous heads. Pkg.. 5c: oz.. lOc; U lb.. 30c: lb.. $100.
Hubbard Market- Very large, early heads. Pkg.. 6c: oz., lOc; % lb . 30c: b.. |100.
The Morse-In great demand in the East and West. Pkg., 6c; oz.,^pc: H lb.. 30c; lb., Sl.Oa
lb $1 00
San Francisco Market-A magnificent, beautiful Lettuce: is unsurpassed for family, wrl^" "J^
or for market use; very popular. Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c.. lb., $1.20. ^'^"^^
■ ■ * greai
SALZER'S SUNLIGHT LETTU(|^oi;
A Great Novelty. |
CHEAP STANDARD LETTUCE SORTS.
The following 7 well-known standard Lettuce sorts we offer at
only: Pkg.. 3c; OZ.. 7c; h lb., 19c; Vz lb., 30c; lb., 65c.
1. Goldenstone Head— A new sort which comes to us highly
recommended. We have not given it a trial. Pkg., 3c.
2. Boston Market— Early and fine. Pkg., 3c.
3. Ice Drumhead-One of the most popular head varieties.
4. Early Tennis Ball— Early Dwarf, small heads, one of the
very best early; much planted in the East. Pkg., 3c.
6. Early Curled Silesia— Very early, sweet and tender; a pop-
ular variety for hotbeds. Pkg.. 3c. , , , ,
6. Satisfaction— One of the best Lettuces known for general
7. Laccinated Beauregard— This is a fine cutting Lettuce;
leaves green, deeply fringed; heads firm. Pkg., 3c.
SALZER'S NEW SUNLIGHT.
This Lettuce is a great beauty, has hai
somely curved and fringed leaves, solid, fill
shaped heads, very attractive; of wht
silvery color. The flavor is delicious, nij
and buttery, and of unusual richness, tjgi
slow to run to seed. It is of such excef
quality that it cannot fail to please the i
critical. Pkg.. lOc; oz., 20c; lb,. 50c; 1
$1.60.
MIXED LETTUCE SEED.
J^ndlcs'^ sorts and varieties carefully
mixed. This is a fine combination. Pkg.,
lUc; oz.. 20c; }i lb.. 50c: 1 lb.. $1.25.
BAilGAIN LETTUCi:.
Big pkg.
Early Green Leaf ..2^2 c
Late Green Leaf...2V2C
Early Head 2hG
Late Head 2Ho
Bronze Head 2Mc
gig Head 6
(See page 6.)
oz.
6c
6c
6c
6c
6c
M lb.
18c
18c
18c
18c
18c
10c 25c
lb.
$0 48
48
48
48
48
80
GOLDEN BALL.
GOLDEN BALL.
for eating a long time,
lb.. $1.00, postpaid
This novelty was obtained
in Russia. It is of distinct
color, a delicate golden yel-
low, retaining the same
beautiful color to the cen-
ter, which enhances i t S
value. It is very crisp, ten-
der, of excellent flavor, and
is recommended for forcing
an early spring crop. It is
long standing, remaining fit
Pkg.. lOc; 02.. 20c; K lb.. 35c:
OAK-LEAVED LETTUCE.
It is decidedly
most ornamental
tuce grown, and i^
ticularly adapted i
house use, as al
plants supply a fal
all season, one U
able to pick and usi
leaves all summer]
ingoily, crisp, sweei
tender. Pkg., lOcn
30c; Klb.. 75c:
OAK LEAF. PKG.. lOC. $2.50.
JUHN A. ^ALZKK SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 36
MUSKMELON— EARLIEST RIPE.
Our attention was called to this Melon by a market gardener at La Crosse,
who, for the past years, has ^.Iways had Muskmelons from 8 to 15 days
ahead of his neighbors. These Melons were of uniform size, of fine shape
and appearance, green-fleshed, extremely delicious, and sold readily in our
market at from $1.25 to $2.00 per dozen, the profit on an acre being some-
thing enormous, as all the Melons were usually sold before the other sorts
came into the market.
THIS IS THE EARLIEST GREEN-FLESHED MUSKMELON
that we know of, and it will be sure to create a sensation everywhere. It is
ahead of the Jenny Lind; in fact, ahead of any Muskmelon that we know of.
It is nearly round, as may be seen by the cut, of good size, frequently weigh-
jn?. 9 to 11 pounds each. Of a dark green color outside, heavily netted,
while inside they are of a rich green color, and, we venture to say. with
hicker flesh than any other variety in cultivation, there beingscarcely room
the seeds. As to flavor, they take the lead of all. and are far ahead of every-
hingeise at present cultivated. It can be recommended alike for either
home or market use, and has fully demonstrated that it deserves the
^ name of EARLIEST RIPE. It surpasses all others in delicious flavor
and unusual productiveness, beauty of form and desirable shipping
qualities. It has positively demonstrated itself
AS THE EARLIEST MELON IN THE WORLD.
We sold upwards of 50.000 packages of this earliest Melon,
and we know we have just that many thousand pleased,
delighted, happy Melon growers, and each and every one who
has grown this earliest of all early Muskmelons praised it ahead of
other sorts. We know that this Earliest Ripe will please every-
body growingsame. whether growing one or two hills or whether
growing 20 or 30 or 60 acres.
PAUL ROSE (Petoskey).
This is a aligrht Improvemont on our
Queen of All. Ii i s a cross between the
Osa§re Orange and Netted Gem, and
combines the sweetness of the former
with the fine netting of the Gem. It is
amagrnificent Melon for shii^ping-; is
a long- keeper, and has an unusually
small seed cavity; is very firm, of de-
licious quality; a Melon titat sells
readily at a fancy price. It id, indeed,
one of the most delicious, richest Mel-
ons offered.
Originator's Stock. Per lb., 85c; H
lb., 50c; ^ilb., 25c; oz. , 10c; pkg.,5c,
postpaid.
f^r-Salzer's Selected Stock: Per
lb., $1.50; K lb;, 60c; oz , 20c; big pkg.,
lOe, postpaid.
1^ *K "^A^^ *® make money on earliest Melons, there 1 s
r/Tm ic<;t ^?^^^^^.^? world that you can plant that will
RIPE liMfaS"srwaL?m%"o\^^^^^ Muskmelon. Salzer's Fourth of July
MlrafMFinN ^^^^^ SALZER-S EARLIEST RIPE MUSKMELON.
PlUOHWtlUW. Big pkg., 10c; oz.. 20c; y, lb.. 40c; lb., $1.25; 3 lbs, (sufflctent for 1 acre). $3.00.
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SALZER'S BLUE RIBBON ROCKYFORD MUSKMELON.
■ This famous variety is still th6
jbest extra earlv small fruited,
Ifereen-fleshed MeI6n in culti
JvatioM. and in connection
Iwithfavorablesoil and loca-
rtion has made the Rocky-
Iford (Colorado) Melons so,
I celebrated. We supplied
[over a ton of our choice!
I strain of seed to growers the
J past season and had to re-
fuse many orders after our'
stock was exhausted. The'
illustration shows the at-
tractive appearance of this BLUE RIBBON ROCKYFORD MUSKMKLON.
variety, nearly a perfect globe in shape, remarkably uniform in size,
weighing from VA to IVi pounds each. They are thick meated. with
thin rind, skin green; regularly ribbed and heavily netted Flesh, light
green in color, melting and of uniformly luscious flavor; strong, healthy
Ha^^^I^P' vine; very prolific and early ripening. Price, pkg., 10c; oz.,
20c; JUb.. 35c: 11:. $1.25- 4 lbs., $4.00 postpaid.
COMMON ROCKYFORD (as offered by other seedsmen).
Pkg., 5c;oz.. 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 60c; 4 lbs., $2.26, postpaid.
NEW MUSKMELON,
SALZER'S TELEPHONE.
For want of a better name to indicate
quickness, earliness. rapidity, lightning
speed, we have named this super-
lative, new, large, deliciously flavored,
earliest, big Muskmelon Salzer's Tele-
phone. It is the Melon for you. Mr. Gar-
dener, and for the private citizen to grow.
The vines are short, the fruit sets quickly,
grows rapidly, and is of delicious quality;
sells in every market at an advanced price
on account of its superlative richness and
great earliness. We are sure that these
two Melons, which we have named the
Heavenly Twins, although they grow on
earth, will be great money makers to every
market gardener or trucker, and will please
and delight and astonish every planter by
their great rapidity in ripening, and their
extreme richness in quality.
Price of Salzer's Telephone Muskmelon:
Pkg., 10c; oz., 26c: ¥4 lb.. 66c; 1 lb., $2.26; 3
lbs., enough for 1 acre, $6.00.
NEW MUSKMELON,
NECTAR OF ANGELS.
It is the most remarkable
earliest big Muskmelon of
the age. Its quality is su-
perlative, its earliness re-
markable, its size enormous
for its extreme earliness.
This is the Melon that
market gardeners, market
farmers, and those who
want to grow Melons for
money and profit are look-
ing for; it is the sort tor
everybody to plant. Its rich
quality, great beauty and
wonderful earliness will
place it at once in the front
ranks as the best big early
Muskmelon of the age. For
1907 the demand tor this
earliest big Melon will be
enormous. Price: Pkg; 10c;
oz., 25c; % lb., 60c; lb., $1.76.
3 RARE MUSKMELONS, 15c
.. EARLY HACKENSACK MUSK-Delicious in flavor, un-
rivaled in quality; splendid for market, wonderful in yield;
perfection in all. Hard to beat for eating, shipping and sell-
ingqualities. Extremely early, large and prolific. Pkg., 6c;
oz.,10c: %\b., 30c; lb., 80c.
2. ACME— This is a splendid Melon, especially forshipping
purposes; growing to large size; of excellent flavor; good
0. keepingqualities. Splendid for all purposes. Pkg., 5c; oz.. 10c;
5ft74 lb.. 30c; lb., postpaid, 80c.
3. THE OSAGE MELON-In 1886 simultaneously appeared
3, in our Western cities a Melon branded "Osage." of a peculiar
delicious flavor. lis origin was unknown, its arrival shrouded
ftrd»in inystery. its sale rapid. Men would come and sample a
Melon, buy one and return within an hour for more, when the
supply was found to have mysteriously disappeared. It's tlie
greatest selling Melon on earth; salmon fleshed. Pkg., 10c; oz..
,15c: lb., 30c; Ib^ $1.00.
i One package of each, EARLY HACKENSACK. ACME and
Ihe OSAGE MELON, for only 16c.
r *Y
SALZER'S QUEEN OF ALL.
We pronounce Queen of All by all odds the sweetest, most dell-l
clous, luscious, richly flavored, delicate but strongly-scented Musk-
melon we have ever eaten. The rich, aromatic flavor, its deep, golden
salmon flesh, solid but juicy, and
general beauty and quality of this
Queen of All Melons is simply in
describable. The rind is strong', i
deep green, slightly netted, while'
Its deep, thick. rich, salmou-colorrd
flesh is luscious, melting and de-
licious in the extreme. Price of
Queen of All: Pkg., 10c; oz.
20c: % lb. . 60c; lb.. $126 .
PERFECTION MUSKMELON.
Equally desirable and protit-
able to the planter of a dozen hills
or theplanter of tens of thousands.
QUEEN OF ALL. Pkg., lOc. | It has been planted by thousands
^, , , . ^ : ' of Melon growers in all sections of
Kr.^ S^^^^^H: ^Ai^^ }}^^ given one and all entire satislaction. Pkg.,
oc; 02., lOc; M lb., 26c; lb., 75c.
PERFECTION MELO.N.
Montreal Market.Jl^^ TOOK
The fruit is very deeply F'f^TPoi-^ir
and regularly ribbed; skin '^^i^t.
green, densely netted; flesh >\ 1 p/\ in
r^arkably thick, light ^
green, melting, and of a de- O/^
licious flavor. In everv way rP/^fl
one of the most desirable of r~;>.>,.,^^^^
all. Adam F. Subenthaler,
Dodge City. Kan., says:
^'Melons as big as a half bushel, just »iJee
big pumpkins — withmeat thick, ofthemost
delioiotis musk flavor; sweet and juioy."
Pkg. 10c;oz.,20c;lb..$1.25.
-f^ The Princess.
Color, dark green; the flesh is of
a rich salmon color, much thick-
er than other Muskmelons. and is
Bweet and luscious beyond de-
scription; very early and averages
8 lbs. in weight, often producing
from 8 to 12 perfect Melons from
a seed. Pkg., 6c: oz., 10c; M lb.,
20c; lb.. 60c.
Pineapple Muskmelon.
(A Winter Muskmelon.) The quality Is delicious, having a ricli, spicy flavor
that Is not T30ssessed by any other fruit. This and Salzer's Johnson's Christmas
Watermelon cannot be excelled. Pkg., 10c; oz., 35c; H. lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
MONTREAL MARKET,
Pkg.. 10c;oz.. 20c; K lb.. 4(1 '
lb.. $1.25; 3 lbs.. S3.50.
CLIMBING ORANGE.
The frui t is of t he size, color and shape of an
orange, of deli-
cious scent.
Pared and sliced
and fried in but-
ter they are deli-
cious, being su-
porior to Pars-
nips. For pre-
serves and pies
they are splendid
and for Mangoes
are considered
superior to Pep-
pers. Directions
with each pack-
CLIMBTNO ORANGE. Pk».,iOe. age. Pkg.. lOc; 3
pkgs '^"jo
POMEGRANATE.
Similar to Vegetable Orange; of delicious
flavor. Fine for pickling. Pkg.. 10c.
PERSIAN MONARCH.
A grand Melon; very large; of delicious
quality; flesh almost salmon colored: meat
juicy, thick and sweet. Pkg.. 10c; oz., 20c; }i
lb., 50c: lb.. Si. 50.
VINE PEACH or MANGO MELON.
The Vine Peach, Vegetable Orange or
Mango Melon resembles the Climbing
Orange in taste and quality. Pkg., 10c; 3
pkg., 25c.
MELON— SALZER'S
MEXICAN BANANA.
This is a Banana Melon
of a banana shape, banana
flavor, banana color and
banana quality; it resem-
bles the banana in many re
spects. only that it is very
much larger. Everybody
who is fond of bananas will
hail this Melon with de-
light, particularly so your
little boy or girl. Give them
the pleasure of growing it.
Pkg., 15c; 2 pkgs., 25c; oz.,
20c; H lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. Mexican banana i
THE STRAWBERRY MUSKMELON.
Has a decided Strawberry flavor, hence the
The originator is confident that the bees carried strj
berry pollen to the Melon blossoms, and thus in(
duced the taste of the Melon from which this new v
ety is descended. It is large ribbed, netted; find
every respect. 1
Pkg.. 15c; oz.. 80c; U lb.. 70c: lb . S2.00. postpaid.!
Don't be afraid to send In orders
for onltf25 or 50 cents. They are
Just what we want, for next year you
will order $2 to $3 worth or more.
"^aEmerald Gem.
A very early and prolific variety, with a
skin which, while it is ribbed, is perfectly
smooth and of deep, emerald-green color.
The flesh, which is thicker than in most
rother Melons, is of a suffused salmon color,
exceedingly sweet and delicious. Pkg..
10c; oz.. 20c; Va lb., 35c; lb., $1.00.
EMERALD GEM.
Well-Known Muskmelon Sorts,
^-ceof the 12 sorts unless otherwise noted: Pkg.,
.; 'z., 10c; H lb .20c; lb., 65c, postpaid.
1. GREEN NUTMEG-Well known. It is a Melon for
'( ybcdy; large, green flesh, thick and of luscious quality.
i WHfTE JAPAN-Light skin, thick flesh, early and
3 IMPROVED CASABA-Pkg.. 5c; oz.. 10c.
4. SILVER-NETTED NUTMBG-Extremely early, nice-
• / i ibbo.d. noariy round and of delicious flavor. Pkg.. 5c.
3. BAYVIEW Exquisite flavor, green flesh, spicy and
Very- prolific. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c. ^^^^ ^,
6. LONG YELLOW CAi?TALOUPE-Pkg.. 6c; oz.. 10c.
7. ROUND YELLOW CANTALOUPE— Pkg.. 5c: oz . 10c.
8 GRANGE CHRISTIANA-Pkg.. 5c; oz.. 10c; lb.. 75c.
9. SKILLMAN'8 NETTED-Pkg^ ^Sv oz^lOc; lb.. 75c.
10. EXTRA EARLY CITRON OR NUTMEG-This is a
very early, profitable variety to grow for market. In shape
it is round, medium in size, and heavily netted, a capital
shipper, green meatrd. Pkg.. 5c; oz., lOc; lb., 75c.
1'. ARABIAN SWEET MUSKMELON-One of the finef^t
Mu kmelons yet introduced. It is very sweet flavored, ob-
lo. ;,'in growth, very large and productive.
12. JENNY LIND.-It is astonishing that this, the-most
delicious small Melon, is so little known. It is one of the
v^arlicst. Pkg.. 6c; oz.. 10c: 'A lb.. 30c; lb.. $1.00.
Surprise.
O f round shape,
cream colored skin,
of fair s\/.e, quite
early, 'and a good
bearer, flesh salmon
color, thick, and of
fine flavor; a good
Fort for family use.
Oz. 10c; % lb., 20c;
lb.. 75c.
Bargain Muskmelon. (Bee Page 6.)
Pkg. Oz. Hlb. Lb.
Round Green Flesh 3c 8c 18c 48c
Long Green Flesh 3c 8c 18c 48c
SaPino i Flesh 4c lOc 26c 90c
Yellow Flesh, 8c Sc 18c 48c
NO. 12. JENNY LIND
MUSKMELOI
SEED.
We are sure that we have hit upon a popular method!
distributing every known variety of Muskmelon seed. »
grew last year a great many varieties and have mixed Bai«
and are oflfering them at a ridiculously low price, In order k
give everybody an opportunity to grow dozens upon dozengi
Packages of over 200 seeds, 10c ; 8 pkgs., 20c; oz., 15c; HI
20c; lb., 60c; 5 lbs.. $2.60.
Mixed Watermelon Seed.
The mixed Watermelon seed
packages contain almost endless
varieties of sorts, in order to give
our customers an opportunity to
obtain the very best Melon sorts
at a small cost. Of course, for a
general crop, we would recom-
mend the planting of our Expan-
sion, Salzer's Earliest. Fourth of
July. Wisconsin Hybrid, etc. In
fact, every Melon on our list is A
No. 1. Now, then, this mixture of
Melon seed we are sure will
nlease you. Pkg.. 10c; 3 pktrs.,
20c: pz.. 15c: % lb.. 20c.. lb.. 60c.
Bargain Watermelon.
Pkg.
Early Variety 3c
Medium Variety 3c
Oblong Variety ?C
Late Variety 3c
Long Variety 3c
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 38
We never tire setting forth the wonderful merits of
r Salzer's Earliest Watermelon, and we could fill ten
— pages of this catalogue with heartiest testimonials as
to its earliness, quality, yield and splendid selling
properties.
Salzer's Earliest Is Absolutely the Earliest Watermelon known. Sure to be first in the market. It is of the most delicious flavor, very juicy
ind sweet. It is pronounced by all who use it "absolutely tlie earliest," and very salable in the market. It is fit for market ordmarily in 60 days,
fcough customers report some ripe in half the time. Everybody should try this superb Melon. Splendid for family use. as a few vines will give you
many early Melons. This is the Melon to plant when you are not sure of ripening. We always plant largely of this on that account. They have
lever failed us. Earliest on earth !
Now, then, we have nothing to take back from the above, only to add that Salzer's Earliest still holds the proud, enviable, solitary dis-
nction of being absolutely the earliest Watermelon in the world, and its bigger brother, our matchless Fourth of July, is crowding it to the
linlcir, coming in for second prize. We have increased the size of Salzer's Earliest fully one-half, so that it now bears just the size wanted for
•market-weighing 14 to 20 lbs. Nothing on the wide, wide, wide earth quite so early as Salzer's Earliest, the peer of all earliest Melons!
Price of Salzers Earliest Watermelon: Bigpkg., 10c; oz., 16c; \ lb., 35c; lb., $1.00; 3 lbs., $2.75; 5 lbs., $4.00. Small pkg. of 50 kernels, 6c.
SALZER'S NEW FOURTH OF JULY WATERMELON.
'There has been a great deal of speculation among seedsmen, and especially
among market gardeners, as to whether a Watermelon could be produce',
that would ripen earlier and at the same time be larger than Salzer's
Earliest, as Salzer's Earliest has had the enviable distinction for the past
years of being the earliest Watermelon in cultivation. Now, we think tlut
in our new Fourth of July Melon we have solved th's problem, and we a- e
givingto lovers of Watermelons a Melon as large again, of the most exquisite
flavor and taste imaginable, which ripens nearly as quick as our Earliest.
This is a Melon that is bound to be popular at once.
First— On account of its extreme earliness. ripening with Salzer's Earliest.
Second— On account of its magnificent quality. There is no Melon, not
even the Wisconsin Hybrid, that is superior to it in quality.
Third— On account of its size. It is just the size that will sell readily and
quickly at fancy prices during the early season of the Watermelon market.'
When we sent forth this Melon under above description in 1895, we did
so. believing that we had the very best thing in early large Watermelons
extant, and the many excellent reports which came in on same during the
past seasons fully verify our belief. Just think of large, fine, luscious
Melons, weighing all the way from 20 to 30 lbs., being raised in 44. 50. 53. 55.
56. 58. etc., days. That shows that this is one of the grandest and positive-
ly the best early large Melons grown. We have paid, the past three years,
$300.00 in gold prizes on these two Melons. Salzer's Earliest always being a
couple of days earlier, but Fourth of July coming in as big. big second, with
large, luscious Melons. We are sure where once planted, no gardener or
planter will try to get along without Salzer's Fourth of July and Salzer's
Earliest Watermelons 1
itj Price of Fourth of July Melon: Big pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; lb.. 35c;
^ $1.00; 3 lbs., $2. 75; 5 lbs. (for 1 acre), $4.00. Pkg., 50 kernels, 6c.
lb.,
SALZER'S EXPANSION WATERMELON.
We are living in the age of
expansion. Our country is
rapidly moving to the front as
the greatest power on earth;
but there are two sides to this
question, while there is only
one side to Salzer's Expansion
Melon, that is, when it comes
to debate its quality. We are
not going to say much about it,
only this, that there is no Melon
on earth that can begin to
equal it in quality, in richness
of flavor, in lusciousness, in
deep, juicy, rich core, in fine
outward appearance, large
giant size and extreme earli-
ness for so large a Melon. We
say there is no Melon on earth
that can approach it in quality
that really goes to make a
superb Melon. We really have
never seen its equal and we
know a thing or two about
Melons. Salzer's F^xpansion
will grow Melons from 20 to 90
lbs., and every one of them is
sweet and rich and luscious
and tender as same can be.
Price: Bigpkg., 10c; oz., 20c;
M lb., 50: Vt lb., 85c; lb., $1 50,
postpaia; 5 Ibps., by express,
$7.00. Pkg., 50 kernels, 6c.
PriCto of Salzer's New Expansion Watermelon: Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; M lb.,gOc; Hlb., 85c; lib., $150; 5 lbs., or more, by express, $1.40 perlb>
39 BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES. T
The Two Greatest Watermelons on Earth
1. WISCONSIN HYBRID MELON.
It is safe to say that 8.000.000 people tasted this grandest of all Watermelons during the past season
great Melon growers for the largest markets of America to raise at least 2.000.000 Melons. In addition to . _
are ready to attest that this is perfection in Watermelons. ^Oiir^isconsin Hybrid is without a peer in the Watermelon field
we' J-i:~: n i 1:J 1 DIT
for we sold enough seed of same to
In addition to this, over 70.000 of our regular custoi
reaay to atiesi mai mis IS peneciiun III w aiei lueiuns. wui w isv^uusm ii> ui »u is wimuui a i^cci mine w aici iiiciv^ii nciu. It is the finest Mfcij^_,.
have ever grown— delici ous flavor , spiendi d kee per, PE ERLESS , It g rows unifo rm in size, v ery heavy and solid, and is without doubt the bestSD m 'j^*
~ ~ ^ ping Melon known. It bringt '"^
TAKES HIGHEST HONORS WHEREVER EXHIBITED -I
market than any ot^er sort
here. We have sampled ,
grown OVER 100 SORTS
W;
kot£
is t
lion
I
Watermelons, but Wiscona Prl^
\ Hybrid stands immeasurabk
ahead of them in all qualitiMtbL
! go lo make up a GOOD MELOr
IWE WANT TO TELL YOU
SECRET.
Lend us your ears, that is.tB
ear of the careful, shrewd, wl^
awake, sharp, money-makl'
Melon growers The secret]
this, that the Wisconsin Hyl
Melon, for quality, for richi
of flavor, for fine appearai
for uniform big size, leads
Other Melons in the market
H. H. JACOBS, a La Cn
county gardener, brought
into our seed house in the ei
part of August weighing ovei
pounds, and it was positii
the most luscious Melon wek,
ever eaten, and he said he ha
5 acres more of just such giant
Just figure the profit Mr. Jacc'
made at 20c apiece. An a(,
will produce at least 3.000
such giants. Now. then, bek^„ r
the swim While Salzer's EifePj,;
liest and Fourth of July will Jinneii
you big money for earliest,
consin Hybrid will pay you
money for a general crop.
$1.00; by express, lb., 90c: 6 lbs., $4.00.
15
SALZER'S OH, MY!
The Greatest Watermelon
on Earth.
38,000 Gardeneii
and Planteil
assert that last ;
they grew tht ^
sands of j
"Oh,
Helfl
Salzer's Wisconsin Hybrid, that prince of
Watermelons, which has had an unprecedented
sale the past years, and whose equal many
thought never could again be produced,
must give way to our Salzer's *^0h, My V*
Melon. This new Melon is a cross be-
tween the Wisconsin Hybrid and sev-
eral other giant sorts, and attains the
deliciousness so peculiar to the Wis-
consin Hybrid, and which has been
commented upon by thousands and
thousands of growers of the Wis-
consin Hybrid, and adds to same
stronger shipping qualities and
larger size. The color of the rind
is one peculiar of its own — a very
dark brownish green, but its great
point of merit for the market gar-
den trade is its uniform extreme
size.
On Earth To-day!
We believe it to be the uniformly
largest early Watermelon In exist
ence to-day. In our latitude, by Sep-
tember 1st, melons of this variety have
attained tlie enormous weight of 50 to
!)3 lbs., and of a quality so rich that it
seems to combine every good quality
desirable in a Watermelon.
It is extremely proUfic; indeed,
there is no other Melon, ex-
cepting the Wisconsin Hy-
brid, that begins to approach
it in prolificness. An acre will
bear several thousand great
Melons, weighing all the way
from 30 to 90 lbs., and each fit
to be set before a king. We
l)elieve that in our '*Oh, My!" Wisconsin Hybrid and Expansion Melon we have the three greatest Watermelons of the age, ai
v/e heartily recommend same to everybody wishing the best that there is in Watermelons for market or shipping trade. These tl
sorts are simply immense. They are unexcellable, of giant size, of richest quality, while the vines will remain green longer
any other variety known to us.
PB.TCES OF '^QH. MYi" MELON: Big pkg.. iQc; oz., 20c; K lb.. 36c: lb. Sl.OO. poBtpald: 6 lbs., by exprogg. S4.00: package. 50 kernels. Gft
"P^jOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS.
Salzer's Telegraph Watermelon.
Is there anythingquicker than the telegraph? It flashes news around
iworld quicker than it takes to record same, and hence we have named
lis Watermelon Salzer's Telegraph. By this we mean that it is with-
it question the earliest, the very earliest Watermelon in existence to-
lay. It came from the northeast portion of Russia, that strange land,
rom which many of our rarest Melons have come. In Salzer's Telegraph
rehave now the earliest Watermelon known in the world to-day. It is
irlier than the Fourth of July and Salzer's Earliest. It has magnifi-
;nt red flesh, fine size, and has ripened fruit the past year in North
lakota, Montana, Wyoming, and in the extreme Northern countries.
|t is the quickest grown, quickest ripening, quickest selling, earliest
lelon known to-day.
Price of this Watermelon :
11.35; lb., $2.50.
Pkg., IOC : oz., 25c ; K lb., 70c ; % lb.,
Salzer's Glory of
Asia.
It is extremely early-
ripe in 70 days, with
rich.dark red. peculiarly
marked flesh (see
cut). The kernels are
very small; rind only H
in. thick; average weight
10 lbs. The sweet-
est, most delicious
of all, and we guaran-
tee that you surely will
pronounce it the "^'peer
of air' after tasting the
deliciousjuicy richness
of Glory of Asia. Pkg.
of 30 seeds, 25c.
Salzer's Great Johnson Christmas Melon.
i*,' FUsh rich, scarlet, solid, delicious. Now, do try this Melon. It will
pkeep f©r mosiths and furnish a fine Melon for Thanksgivingand Christmas
,vjlinners; tastes almost as well as on a hot Fourth of July day. Pkg., 5c:
isk,l5c; '4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.00.
'''I Odella Watermelon .
This new sort has fairly leaped into popularity, often weighing 50
Pkg.. 5c; oz.. 10c; lb.
Sweet Heart Watermelon.
Vine vigorous and productive, rip-
ening early. Fruit large, oval, very
heavy, uniformly mottled light and
dark green. Flesh bright red, solid,
and verv sweet. Immensely popular
in hotels, restaurants, and for pri-
vate table. It is entirely distinct,
very sweet, solid, large and early.
Pkg., 6c; oz..lOc; H lb., 20c; lb.. 76c,
postpaid.
Salzer's Giant Sweet— the Giant
of All Giant Watermelons.
Truly a wonderful Melon; yes, none
that can beat it in size, weight and
delicious eating qualities. We have grown them reaching enormous
j|lizes— we will not mention the weight, because we. want everybody to try
'vindfctthe biggest one. It is the giant among Melons— for nothing exceeds
Itinsize, and then the quality is simply delicious, luscious and melting.
0 Pkf.. 15c; oz.. 30c: % lb.. 50c: lb.. $1.75.
Salzer's Honor Bright Watermelon.
For earliness. richness of quality, fine form, beautiful color and great
prolificness, there is no Melon extant to-day approaching same it is
extremely early and the fruit has a tendency of settin? right near the
stalk. The vines freely branch, but are not long, and bloom at once
setting fruit at once and ripening same earlier than any other Mel n
grown. Fruit is of large size, oblong in form, with dark green skin, vc y
thin rind, which is quite brittle, splitting ahead of the knife when a fullv
ripe Melon is cut. Flesh bright scarlet, with broad solid heart. Flesh
crisp, sugary, ^nd melting in the highest degree ; entirely free from anv
stringiness. The Melons average eighteen to twenty inches in length by
ten to twelve inches in diameter; of handsome appearance and most uni-
formly superior quality. It is a tremendous novelty, and we are sure
that everybody planting same will praise this earliest Hmior Bright
Melon without stint.
Its quality is simply perfection, its earliness marvelous.
PRICE OF SALZER'S HONOR BRIGHT WATERMELON:
Pkg., lOc; oz., 15c; 2 oz., 25c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.60, postpaid.
City of Mexico Melon.
It is a remarkably productive Melon,
from 10 to 15 large Melons being grown
from a single kernel of seed its eating
quality is superior; ii is luscious in the
extreme. The flesh is of a rich red.
solid to the core. It is of a beautiful
appearance, and will stand shipi)ing
fully 1.000 miles, and sell like hot cakes
on its arrival Splendid for the North.
Pkg.. 15c; oz , 25c; H lb , 40c; lb , $1.40.
Hungarian Honey.
This sweet-flavored Melon came orig-
inally from Hungary. Weight from 10
to 15 pounds each, and are almost round.
Color of the skin is medium dark green,
while the flesh is of a brilliant red color
and absolutely strmgless They ripen
early; very productive. Pkg., 5c; oz. ,10c:
M lb., 25c; lb . 75c.
Ironclad.
It is splendid in all respects; flesh
solid, firm, and of excellent flavor. It
has been grown to weigh 108 pounds
Rind thin and hard. Pkg , 5g; oz.. lOc;
li lb., 25c; lb . 75c.
Duke Jones.
1 his is the latest introduction of Mr
Girardeau, the"MelonKing"of Florida
It resembles somewhat Kolb's Gem, but
attains a much larger size and is a favo
rite wherever grown. Dark green rind,
brightred flesh, early, prolific, very large.
Growers and commission men unite in
pronouncing Duke Jones a perfect,
very large Melon. Pkg.. 5c; oz.. 10c;
H lb.. 25c: lb., 76c. postpaid.
HUNGARIAN HONEY MELON.
Salzer's White Rind Gem.
Hete's a secret— don't tell any one. This is the finest Melon for family
use extant! Sweet as honey, solid to the core, very juicy: flesh crimion
red. A rare novelty. P kg., 10c; oz.. 20c: K lb . 4 0c; lb.. $1.60.
Mclver's Wonderful Sugar Melon.
No Melon, with the exception of "Oh, My!" has so captured the hearts
of the American people as this wonderfulSugarMelon. It'ssure to please
A new Watermelon; grows 16 inches long; rind vellowish green: shape,
oblong. Very large, heavy, and of the sweetest flavor imaginable, hence
the name. Pkg., 6c; oz., lOc; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c.
Salzer's Golden Rind Watermelon.
This is without question the greatest novelty of the age. There is nothing like it in the vegetable world, nor
have we ever seen anything that is so perfect and unique a novelty as this. We paid $300.00 for a single Melon
and were glad to get it, because it has always been our aim to give to our customers the finest of all rare vegetable
novelties and we believe that in our Golden Rind Watermelon we have a novelty preeminently distinct. It is a
fine round Melon, with a smooth, beautiful golden rind. The flesh is deep crimson, solid, but tender and delicious
Since 1897 this Unique Watermelon took 1600 First Prizes.
Now, we wish to tell you a secret: There is no Melon that has ever created such a furore among seedsmen,
among Melon growers and others, as this, and if you buy seed this year, we are sure you will have a tremendous
call for same next season from your neighbors, for everybody seeing this odd, beautiful, unique novelty growing
in your garden will want some, no matter what the price. Price of Golden Rind Pkg., 16c; oz , 26c; % lb., 60c;
lb., $1.75.
Cheap Standard Watermelon Seeds.
Wo offer here Standard Melon Seeds at a very low price, because we
e large growers of same. Gardeners tell us they are better in most
isesthan the best offered by others, because they are Northern grown.
Price ofthe following six sorts: Pkg., 3c; oz., 7c; K lb., 15c; lb., 50c.
inney's Early— Early, productive, medium size.
psia— Very large, long striped,
jrless, or Ice Cream— Very sweet and delicious,
[ountain Sweet— The old standard, one of the best,
lack Spanish— An old, well-known variety.
Itron— For preserves.
Price :
Pkg., 8c:
oz.. 7c:
^ lb., i5c;
lb., 50c.
We can also supply CoIe*s Early, the Boss, Cuban Queen, Mam-
ibth. Ironclad, Gray Monarch, Dixie and all other standard varieties of
Watermelon Seeds at: Pkg., 6c; oz., 10c; 54 lb.. 25c; lb., 60c, postpaid,
arger quantities, special prices.
MIXED WATERMELON SEED (see page 37)
The price of the following 8 sorts is: Pkg., 6c; oz., 10c; % lb , 20c;
lb., 60c, postpaid;
1. Kentucky Wonder— This is a Melon of rare quality. Early and
sure to please. It is a tine Melon; you are sure to like it. Seg cut, page 37
2. The Dixie— A new Melon, very large, early.
3. Kolb's Gem— A splendid shipping Melon; fine quality.
4. Pride of Georgia— This stands among Watermelons as did Saul
among the children of Israel— head and shoulders above them.
5. Egyptian Red— Grows to enormous size. Flesh rich, red and
sweet.
6. Scaly Bark— A splendid shipping Melon. Possesses an unusually
firm and tough rind, which bears a great deal of rough handling. Flesh
light crimson, of excellent flavor.
7. Seminole— Oblong shape, very productive; extra large; extra
quality.
8. Florida's Favorite— New; measuring two feet in length and
growing very large. Rind thin; color dark and light green alternately;
delicious, sweet, very fine.
Green and Gold— A great Melon novelty. Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c.
Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; K lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid.
There are millions of people in America who are not so particular as to the name of a
-j(]|eed as they are about the quality and the yield of that variety which they may wish to plant.
For these we have adopted the method in offering them bargain seed* at a very, very
^Idw price. These seeds will be excellent sorts, such sorts of which we have erown
^Brgely and which we are sure will please and sure to give very great satisfaction.
[ Here you have just what you want. If you wish an early or medium, an oblong, late or
kg variety, you get sam e for but 8c a package, 6c an ounce I
Bargain Watermelon. (See Page 5.)
Package. Ounce.
Early Variety 3c 6c
Medium Variety ..3c 6c
Oblong Variety.. .3c 6c
Late Variety 8c 6c
Long Variety 3c 6c
lb.
14c
14c
14c
14c
14C
Pound
46C
46C
46e
46c
46C
r
41 BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
ONION SEED.
EVERYBODY PLEASE READ THIS.
The Onion is the most important of all crops. If Onions bear well, the profits of the farmer and gardener, as a rule.arei
sured. We insure your profits. Sir I Our Onion seed grojvs. It does not lie in the ground until judgment day, assomeofo
Cheap competitors, Onion seed seems to. Ours acts differently. You sow. it sprouts. You cultivate, it grows. You harve
and it makes you glad with a rousing, prodigal, unheard-of-before, big, big yield. That's the way Salzer's Onion seeds a(
Pa^^e 42 shows our new four great big cropping specialties. . ^, , ^ ,
Now and then a customer writes us that he can get Onion seed cheaper m Chicago. Mmneapolis. St. Paul. Milwaukee, Ra
ford. Philadelphia and other places, of ten from seedsmen who are not growers, and who buy their seeds in Europe or Ca
fornia, and wants to know whether we can meet these prices. For these we offer the following Bargain Onion Seeds at
very low price, because we are the largest Onion seed growers. But, of course, they are not our Northern-grown Pedigree Stoc
BARGAIN ONION SEED.-(See page 5.)
If you are not particular as to sort, only desire shape and color, then there is nothing so cheap, so fine, so splendid for hoi
garden as Salzer's Bargain Onion Seeds as found below
Ounce, /i pound. Pound.
8c 80c $1.00
So 30c 1.00
8c 30c 1.10
12c 40c 1.40
12c 40c 1.40
12c 40c 1.40
12c 40c 140
C3rif our stock of any variety of Onion seed becomes exhausted we will fill orders at lowest market price if seed ia
tainable.'^^
Package.
Early Red 3c
Early Brown 3c
Early Yellow Sc
Late Red 4c
Late Brown 4c
Late White 5c
Late Yellow 6c
Package.
White Italian 4c
Red Italian 4c
Yellow Italian 4c
White Bermuda 6c
Yellow Bermuda 6c
Onion mixture 7c
Ounce. K pound. Pounf
10c 35c
lOC 36c
lOC 35c
15c 60c
16c 60c
lOc 20c
ONION SETS.
The cheapest way to raise onions is from seed, but thousands of our customers plant only for green in
early spring. To these we say buy a few seti. A quart or two is sufficient for a small family. Bot-
tom sets are the best. Gardeners make from $150 to S400 per acre from Bunch Onions,
r iised from bottom sets. When one variety is exhausted, unless otherwise ordered, we
ship another. Thus, if yellow were all gone, we would till an order with white or red, etc.
1. Eed Onion Seta (Bottom)— Pt., 20c: Qt.. 35c. postpaid. By freight or express, Qt.,20c:
pk.. 90c; bu.. $3.50.
2. White Onion Sets (Bottom)— Pt. 20c; qt.. 30c; bv express, qt.. 20c; pk., 90c; bu.. $3.50.
S* Yellow Sets (Bottom)— By mail, pt.. 20c; qt.,30; by express, qt.. 15c; pk.,90c; bu..$3.00.
MIXED ONION SETS.
White, yellow and red bottom sets mixed, an extremely popular mixture, especially de-
sired by small planters, citizens and gardeners. In enormous demand. Sure to please. Qt., 30C,
postpaid; by express or freignt, qt., 15c; pk., 76c; bu., $2.60.
WHITE MULTIPLIER BOTTOM SETS.
Hitherto the price of White Multiplier Onion Sets has almost made
the purchase of same prohibitory. We have grown a very large sup-
ply this year and are offering them at an extremely low price. We
really know of no onion that will please and delight the housewife
more than the White Multiplier. It is a gem of the first water. They
are a pure, silvery white color, enormously productive, frequentlv
producing as many as 20 bulbsin a single cluster from a single bulb
planted; of excellent quality and size for bunching green. Sets al-
ways rather large. Their keeping qualitiee are remarkable, having
kept perfectly sound for a year; but— tlieir most
important quality is extreme earliness, being
ready for market from 1 to 3 weeks ahead of
other Onion Sets. Price, by mail, pt., 20c; qt.,
35c; by freight or express, qt., 20c; Pk., 60c;
pk., $1.00; bu., $3.76.
Yellow Multiplier Bottom Sets — Not so large
When stock is exhausted we fill with the white. Price
CHIVES -See page 30.
GARLIC— See page 32.
LEEK— See page 32.
^1 1
WHITE MULTIPLIER.
36c; by express, qt., 20c; ^ pk., 66c; pk., $1.20; bu., $4.60.
growing as the white,
postpaid, pt., 20c; qt..
The Egyptian
Perennial Eailj
Top Onion Seta
They are from
to 20 days ahe
of all other Onii
Sets. Protei
slightly in fall ai
as soon as sn(
leaves green C
ions appear,
few quarts plai
ed in the corner
the garden willft
n i s h s u ffi c iei
green Onions f
years. By mal
St., 20c; qt., 30
y express, qt
iBc; pk., 75c; ton
$2.60.
They are in Ian
WHITE OR YELLOW POTATO ONION SETS.
These are a variety of Multiplier Onions, making quite large bulbs from the sets,
demand by gardeners, yi pk., 70c; pk.. $1.26; bu., $4.26.
EARLIEST GREEN ONION SETS.
There are thousands of people who wish Green Onions in the earliest spring. These customers ca
now have their wishes fulfilled by planting a few quarts of Earliest Green Sets. For a market gardei
er there is lots and lots of money in planting this variety. They will give you the finest early Gree
Onion in the market. We know thatyou will be pleased and delighted with every planting of thesi
Earliest Green Onion Sets. Buy a few quarts of these for your earliest planting and you will h
pleased with the results.
Postpaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; 3 qts., 80c; by express, pt., 10c; qt., 16c; 3 qts.,40c; pk., 76c; bu., $2.90
Money in
Green
On-
ionsl
NEW ONION— "EARLIEST GREEN EATING.''
There has been for years an inquiry for an Onion seed that will produce an extremely earh
Onion to be sold in the green state as Onion sets, producing green Onions for bunching. Nowiri
our Earliest Green Eating Onion, we have an onion that fills the bill completely. There is no oh
ion seed known that will produce an onion, say 1 inch in diameter or more, just the size you want
for green bunching, as quickly as this variety. And the great beauty about it is that, if you do nol
wish it for green onions it will keep on growing until they reach the size of an ordinary Danvers
Yellow Onion, when they will sell quickly in any market, or can be stored away and will keep al!
winter. Indeed, this Onion will keep better and firmer than any other Onion that we know ot
except our Brown Globe.
In General Appearance It Resembles Salzer's Brown Globe.
When we were market-gardening, more than 20 years ago, if we could have had an onion like
the Early Green Eating, we would have made lots of money therewith, and would urge every mar
ket-gardener. every farmer and every planter of Onions to thoroughly test this magnificent sor
and we will warrant same to please and to be a great money-maker. We know you wiilJike it. I
extreme earliness. its beautiful shape, its fine grain, its great keeping qualities all commend
and then, in addition to this, we have placed the price so low. in order to introduce it everywhej
It is of medium size and good quality, very early, rather flattened in shape, of brown color, a
wonderfully hard and solid It begins to form a bulb at an early period of its growth, when onl
few inches high, and quickly reaches maturity. Its leading and most valuablefeature. aside fr
appearance and quality, is its long keeping quality. It will literally keep for a year or more.
PRICE OF SALZER'S EARLIEST GREEN EATING ONION SEED.
Pkg.. lOc: oz.. 16c: V. lb.. 30c: V4 lb.. B5c: 1 lb.. Sl.QB. tiostnald. Bv eKvreBBl
;on
i
THE FOUR GREAT GLOBE ONIONS.
Within the past years there has been a great inquiry for Globe Onions. They seem to sell better and keep better and bring a higher
price than any other sort. We have now grown the four choicest varieties known to the seed trade, and we are sure that they will La
great money-makers to everybody planting same. By our New Method of Onion Culture the average yield of these sorts was 751
uBhels per acre. Just imagine yourself, Mr. Farmer or Market Gardener, being the possessor of ten such acres this fall, what a
magnificent fortune that would make. 7,500 bushels would mean at 60c. $4,500 ! We nave always urged to plant plenty of Onions.
_ Tge ^ _
It always pays. When we were market gardeners, no matter what the price of Onions was the year before, we' would nover dream of
planting less than five to ten acres. It always pays when yoa use Salzer's Culture Directions **How to grow 1,213 Bushels of Onions
per Acre." It pays you if Onions are only 30 cents a bushel.
THEH)Ut\.©REATEST <|LDBB0NI0NS ohEARTH!
1. SALZER'S RED GLOBE ONIO:
We are proud of our strain of blood red Globe Onion. There is none on earth better. Our seed is selected with great care, and nothing is planted
but which shows the perfect type and rich color. It is a perfect globe shape, with thin neck and clear skin. We have increased our sales of this Red
Globe Onion the tjar.t three years over 600 per cent., which shows that a really good Onion advertises itself. Now, if you want a Red Globe Onion,
we cordially recommend Salzer's Red Globe, knov>ring that there is no better one in the wide, wide world, no richer^ no better keeper, nothing that will
sell quicker and at an advanced price than this. The yield last year, using- balzer's New Onion Culture, was 87d bush^is per acre. You can increase tins
torioorif you will try. Price by mail: Pkg., 10c;oz.,15c; Ya lb., 45c; ib.. $1.60; 5 lbs., $7.25, nostpaid. By express, M lb..40c;lb., $1.40 i^ lbs.. *o. . i
2. SOUTHPORT YELLOW
GLOBE.
Out Globe Onions are great beau-
ties, and cannot be beaten any-
where on earth. We are positive in
this statement, and we know where-
of we speak, for we have tried
every seedsman's Globe Onion, and
not one of them can approach our
peerless varieties. Now, in our
Southport Yellow Globe we have a
strain of yellow Onions that takes
the cake, or, in the phrase of aWest-
ern Onion grower,"Beats theBand."
It is a magnificent Onion, large,
noble-shaped, almost round, with
flesh white and mild and juicy,
while the outward appearance is ex-
tremely handsome and pleasing to
the eye. It is a tremendous crop-
Ser. By usin^ Salzer'8 New
[ethod, which is described on ea^^h
package, 803 bushels per acre were
raised last year, and we know that
yoti, Mr. Gardener, Mr. Trucker or
Mr. Farmer, can beat that this year,
if you will. Southport Yellow Globe
will please you; it is bound to do this
on account of its beauty.
Price by mail: Pkg., 6c ;oz., 20c;
K lb., 60c; lb., $2.25; 6 lbs., $11.00.
By express: ^ lb., 55c; lb., $2.15;
6 lbs., $10.50.
SOUTHPORTWHITE
GLOBE.
Here is a beauty of the first
water, a regular diamond, clear
white, with a pleasing appear-
ance, of a delightful globular
shape, and of a quality so mild,
yet rich, with flesh firm and tine
grained and pleasing to the
taste. This Onion cannot be
beaten by any White Globe
O-ion that we know of. It is
very large in size, and very fine
appearance, and yielded last
year 593 bushels per acre, which
is something remarkable for a
white Onion, because, as a rule,
they are not as heavy yielders
as their colored brethren. Now,
we can heartily endorse the
Southport White Globe. Our
strain is grown with such great
care and is so superlative in
quality that no one will miss it
it they plant heavily therefrom.
The white Onion is a very quick
seller, a good keeper and good
yielder, and sure to give satis-
faction. Price by mail: Pkg.,
6c; oz., 20c; H lb., 66c; lb.,
$2.50; 51bs., $12.00. By ex-
press: Pkg., 5c ; oz., 20c: Ya lb.,
60c; lb , $2.40; 6 lbs.. $11.50.
4. SALZER'S GREAT BROWN GLOBE.
Here !s an Onion you have been looking for, Mr. Trucker a-nd Mr. Gardener.
It is a large, brown, globular-shaped Onion, a selection of the Austialian Brown,
but it is larger in size, finer in shape, better in color, a longer keeper and a far
bigger yielder. Its fair size, wonderfully hard and solid flesh, most attractive
and beautiful form and appearance make it an extremely desirable variety to
plant for early market. It is extremely early in ripening and never makes any
stiff necks or scullions. Every seed seems to produce a good-sized, hard, solid
Onion, and the bulbs begin to form very quickly. On account of its firmness it
will keep in good condition longer than any Onion known. The color of the skin
is a clear amber brownf You will never get along without same.
John Hauser, the great La Crosse County market gardener, has this to say
regarding same: "Your Great Brown Globe Onion is my greatest money-maker.
It keeps indefinitely (from 6 to 12 months), and I can always sell same when Onionb
bring the highest prices in our market. The seed is worth its weight in gold as a
money-maker for the market gardener."
Jack Perry, the greatest market gardener of South Dakota, gives it this
indorsement: "It is a most profitable Onion to grow on account of its long keep-
ing qualities. Why, I believe I can keep same here for three years as solid and
fine as the day when ripened. It allows me to take advantage of the high-
est market on Onion, hence it ir, so profitable."
It is an Onion that you can bank on because of its great yield and its fine
appearance. It is an Onion of unusual merit. The flesh is firm, finely gfrained,
very rich, yet mild, and will please the most fastidious. Last year, by using our
New Method of Onion Culture, it yielded 772 bushels. Now, we know that you
can beat this for this season and we urge you to give this Onion a tr al. You wih
be delighted therewith.
Price: Pkg.. 10c
^IbMSec; lib,
oz., 20c; 3i lb., 40c; lb., $1.40, postpaid.
$1.30; 6 lbs., $6.00.
Sy express.
49* 1 Package each above 4 Great Globe Onions. 25 cents. 1 ounce of each. 60 cents.
4y HUV bALZEU'S NURIHERIN GRUVVi^J SEEDS, ABSULU lELk l HfL ftHS l fUK ajli. 3Uii^3 aivu v.i.iifii.j p
SALZEPrS GREATREDWETHERSF
Now then, we can do some talking on th'S Onion. We are not afraid to. It's one of those things that will do more than the most enthusiastic cat
claim for it. You see this Onion is our ureat specialty. It is the grandest red Onion (or general crop grown. There is no sort equal to it in yieli
in keeping Qualities, in tine fl.ivor and for market. From every section of America come glowing letters of the success our customers had witi
(his splendid Onion, sweeping every state and county fair before them. One raised 16 bushels from 1 ounce: another 200 bushels from 1 pound!
a third, over 1.000 bushels per acre. These glorious yields that gladden the heart, delight the eve and nil tne purse, you can have by sowmg Sa,
zer's Northern-Grown Onion Seeds. It pays to sow Salzer's Improved Onion Seeds. Salzer's Improved Red Wethersheld is a splendid Onion; i
grows large, solid, fine shai>e. excellent flavor, delightful color, is a remarkable keeper and an enormous yielder; just the Onion for everybody. th(
great general purpose Onion. , •■.t,
Vr^^^mr -4- Vi f This is the Onion for the farmer, the citizen and the yardener to grow, to put m their cellars for the winter. Why? Because
ilKJ W> Llieil. Sai/.er's Improved Red Wethersfield is one of the easiest to grow, is certainly one of the best keeping Onions, and is always o|
excellent quality. It is the greatest average big cropper among Onions.
1,213 Bushels Salzer's Red Wethersfield Onions Per Acre!
^arWith each one ounce order or more is sent "How I grew 1.213 bushels per acre." worth $1,000 to each and every Onion grower in America
It is without question that Salzer's Red Wethersheld Onion strain is the greatest cropping red Onion in America today, and we urge everybod]
to give it a test. The price is so low. and so much money can be made, that we look forward to the largest trade in this variety of Onion that w<,
have ever had. The Onion is sure to please, sure to grow, sure to return a big yield, sure to sell quickly in any market, sure to keep long and sure
to please the housewife. When a seedsman tells you J^hat his strain is just as good," our experi
ence shows that it can be doubted just 50 ptr cent.
It would be cheap at three times the price.
Our Wisconsin grown strain beats the world
It's the Great Money-Making Onion. .
No Onion that we know will make you more money and do it easier than Salzer's Great Wethersj
field. It's the great money maker because it is so heavy a yielder. and all Onions are so fine that
they sell at good prices in all markets.
Thos. H. McCulloch, of Mason City. Iowa, under date of March 27th, writes: "Last season !
sowed an acre of Onions with seed I purchased of you— 2 lbs. Yellow Globe Danvers and 2 lbs. Red
Wethersfield— and although the spring was late, wet and cold, still the seed germinated well andl
had a fine stand and good crop, and sold the crop in Chicago in November for S420 00 net."
PRICE OF SALZER'S GREAT RED WETHIBSFIELD ONION.
Price by mail: Pkg., 10c ; oz., 20c; V* lb., 40c; lb., $1.35; 5 lbs., $6.50.
By express: Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 35c; Yt lb., 70c; lb., $1.26 ; 6 lbs., $6.00. ,
SALZER'S (NECKLESS) YELLOW GLOBE ONION. '
The Yellow Globe has been one of our specialties for many, many years. We are partial to it we
have cared for it, we have watched it. we have improved it. we have increased its yield, we have
made it more beautiful, we have succeeded in a remarkable measure to work off its neck Qualities
so that now we have in our Neckless Yellow Globe Onion, the queen of all yellow Onions on earth, and
we are not going to take back one single word of above. It is true that our Prize-Taker is a larger
Onion, is a finer flavored Onion for raw eating, but for all that goes to make up a good yellow Onion*
fine appearance, fine quality, fine shape, fine yield, there is nothing that approaches our matchless
Neckless Yellow Globe Onion. This is an Onion that we bank on. it is an Onion that we love, and
for this reason we would like to distribute it broadcast over our Rreat land. Our Neckless Yellow
Globe Onion is a great cropper, a splendid keeper, and is one of the finest yellow Onions on earth.
PRICE OF SALZER'S NECKLESS YELLOW GLOBE ONION.
Price by mall: Pkg., 10c; oz.,20c: Va lb., 50c;lb., $1.90; 5 lbs.. $9.29.
By express: Pkg., 10c; oz.. 20c; M lb., 45c; lb., $1.80; 6 lbs., $8.76.
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS ONION.
This is known the world over as the standard
yellow globe and considered by many to be su-
perior to the Southport Yellow Globe. Our
stock is unusually fine. There is a great scarcity
of this seed this year, hence the high price.
Price by mall: Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c; Hlb., 60c
lb., $2.25.
Bv express: Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c; H lb., 55c;
lb., $2.15; 5 lbs., $10.50.
FLAT DANVERS YELLOW
ONION SEED.
Many growers prefer this to the Globe Daal
vers, as ordinarily it is a very heavv cropperJ
It is a fine Onion, one you are sure to be pleaser
with, and the price is very low. Well known. L
heavy yielder, a splendid keeper, of beauti^nj
appearance, and sells readily in all markets. ^
Pkg.,Sc;oz.. 15c; ^Ib.. 35c; lb.. $1.36; 4 lb
$5.25.
When stock of our Onion seed varieties is exhausted, we fill orders at lowest La Crosse prfc
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS.
SALZER'S KING OF THE EARLIEST ONION.
44
We never tire in chanting the praises of this Onion. We believe we do a kindness to every patron and everybody whom we induce to purchase
and I'lant this Onion, and put them on the track of making: money. It was but ye<?terday that a good, bright gardener walked into our otfice and
bincereiy thanked us for advising and inducing him to sow Salzer's King of the Earliest Onion last spring, as also for the instruction and advice we
gave him. After repeated and impartial trials this Onion has proved superior to all in earliness and excellent qualities, which stamps it absolutely
the very earli-
est tine grade,
ti n e quality,
large red
Onion grown.
Inourlatitude
it has f r e-
Quently been
m ripe to sell by
ERllLltST ON I OK
-i^^ ii Jilylst.when
■^^ ^Jt^'^f^ Onions inva-
iably bring
from $1.00 to
S 2 . 00 per
bushel, and
^ that pays.
The Onion
matures
y quickly from
seed, is of fine
shape, beauti-
ful rich red
color, varying
from globe to
round flat, is
of mild flavor,
and ripens at
a time when
I Onions com-
! mand a high
price. It is
the most pro-
t fitable Onion
in the world
( to grow. If
any Seeds-
man or M e r -
c n a n t or
anybody of-
I fers you a n
Onion just as early as Salzer's King of the Earliest, you can put him down as triflingr with the truth. Now, this is strong language indeed, but it is
the truth. There is no Onion offered in the world as early, and no seedsman has this type and cannot get it from us for love or money, because we
must keep the best in the world for our ow^n customers. We know that last year many seedsmen said thevhad an Onion just as early as our earliest
(but they had not) and the result was a great many were defrauded by buying their cheap stock. Price of King of the Earliest: Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c:
% lb., 60c; lb., $1.60; 4 lbs., $6.00 postpaid; by express. Pkg., 10c : oz.. 20c; % lb., 45c; lb., $1.50; 4 lb., $5.60.
LARGE RED GLOBE ONION.
Many planters prefer this Onion to all
others grown. It's globular in form, fine in
quality, elegant in appearance, and is known
through the United States as theStandard Red
Globe Onion. Not as prolific as Salzer's Red
VVethersfield. but -a fine Onion throughout.
It islgrown in the East in preference to Red
Wethersfield. Yield is often 800 bushels
pel acre. There is no Onion grown where
the seed is always more scarce than this.
There seems to be a constant shortage, but
this year we have a fine stock of seed that
will surely please you. Pkg., lOc; oz., 20c;
% lb.. 50c: lb.. S1.60.
EXTRA EARLY RED GLOBE.
This variety matures early. It yields
, abundantly, is of mild flavor and a good
I Keeper, of medium size, deep red in color;
I very close grained, solid and heavy. It's
I 1 splendid Onion and does well everywhere.
: Pkg.. 6c: oz.. 20c: H. lb.. 40c: lb.. $1.40.
EARLIEST AUSTRALIAN BROWN ONION.
Next to Salzer's King of
the Earliest, this is the
earliest Onion grown, and
will sell at a fancy price in
the market during the latter
part of July and early part
of August, but its tremend-
ous merits come info full
play as a keeping Onion.
Indeed, there is no Onion
that we know of that will
beat this for keeping qual-
ties. for fine appearance,
for ready sale, for a good
eater and a long keeper.
When we first offered this
Onion we little thought that
it would leap at one
bound into popularity,
that it would so quickly
capture the hearts of all^ — — , — , . ,
planters, of all gardeners, of all farmers and citizens: but it has
done it at a bound, and to-day not a wide-awake gardener or farmer
will get along without it. and there is reason for this, yes. they, are
manifold. Price: Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; K lb., S5c; lb., $1.20; 6 lbs.,
$8.90. postpaid. By express, lb.. $1.10; 5 Ihs^.. $5.40.
''lit
Dan
)per.
asedlj
n. _
itiful
GRANDPA'S CONGLOMERATION ONION MIXTURE.
Turn back in thought to the days of your youth, when Grandpa and Grandma
planted the vegetable garden. There was always a large corner in which a mixture of
different kind of Onion seeds were planted on the theory that if one sort did not do
well, the other sort would and in that way it happened always that tliere never was a
shortage of Onions. One ounce of "Grandpa's Conglomeration Mixture will
usually give five bushels or more of very fine Onions. If the good housewife wished a
mild white for salads, it was always found therein; if she wished a more pungent one.
that wastaken. if she wished a brown or yellow or red. or no matter what color,
there they were, and with this in view we have arranged "Grandpa s Conglomeration
Onion Mixture." It contains every known sort, and we are sure wi4l be immensely
popular at once. A package of seed is sufficient to grow one or two bushels, an ounce
from three to five bushels, and % pound from ten to twenty bushels. A pound is safe
for 60 to 100 bushels or more. Now, another advantage is that many do not care to
plant four or five different varietias of Onions. When they sow H pound or a pound
of Conglomeration Mixture and find that the white Onion is in demand in their market,
or that the red or yellow or brown bring better prices, they can sell that variety and
keep the others for home use
OVER 100,000 PLANTERS USED GRANDPA'S CONGLOMERATION ONION MIXTURE.
This is pre-eminently the Onion Mixture to grow in the home garden. Wc know tha t
every planter will be well paid if he puts in a bed of this, even if only a small
package or an ounce or 54 pound, because there is nothing that will pay better and
give more pleasure than growing this Conglomeration Mixture. The Sorts contained
therein are A No. 1 in every respect and our price is so low that you can wellafford to
put in K acre or even more, expecting to sell the bulbs in fall at a good price, as
Onions always pay, even if as low as 30 cents a bushel. ''Grandpa s Conglomeration
is one of these mixtures that give results; the Onions start right out growing, forming
fine, beautiful bulbs, keep well and are of superlative quality. We believe that we
will sell thisyear20,0001b8. of tliiB mixture, and hence have made the price so ex-
tremely low.
PRICE OF GRANDPA'S CONGLOMERATION MIXTURE.
r.,w r iw ,W » 1^ it A An
R^^Tf^rewraBITO null i J
SALZER'S GREAT PRIZETAKER ONION.
|)roductivc:icss and gen^
use or as a money maker.
Tlie largest, handsomest, finest flavored, most superior Yellow Globe Onion ever introduced. There has never feen an Omon m
States that could eaual it. and we believe it wmsupTjlant all Globe Onions now la cultivation, as soon as Its sterling qualitieB are
known, for it is certainly perfection. Of a clean, bright straw color, it always grows to a uniform shape, which is a perfect globe. It has a very small neck ana
always rioens up hard and fine, without any stiir necks. In market it attracts decided attention, and although only ojered to a hmited extent, has always been
picked out and selected at three times the price of any other sort on sale, either red, white or yellow. Produces 1,000 and more bushels per acre; keepmg qualities are
excellent, in spring the bulbs being apparently as firm and solid as when put away in the fall.
YOU CAN GROW ONIONS WEIGHING B LBS.. 13 OZ.f ^ „^ .
Can anything beat tbat 7 Farm and Fireside contained the following notice written by Joseph: The King of all Onions. The greatest novelty m years,
and the King of all Yellow Globe Onions. It is ahead of any domestic Onion I have ever seen, and finer than anything I ever expected to grow. If X^u want to see
v"iat thcOrion looks like, go to the nearest fruit store and behold the Spanish Onion on sale at 5c or more a pound, There is no reason wjiy the l^^f^taker shouM
n t take tbc place of the imported bulb, and be sold at a high price. The two varieties cannot be told apart. Here is a chance for the progress: veOmon grower that
r' cannotl::brd to ncslect. for there is money in it. The name Trizetaker,' although not very elegant is. nevertheless, quite appropriately selected Any fai^^^
crage specimen will take th^ It is seldom, very seldom, that we come across a novelty that marka
such ^ long step in advance in the culture of vegetables. A word to the wise is sufficient.
PRICE jOF SALZER'S GREAT PRIZETAKER ONION SEED:
Postpaid, pkg.. lOc: oz., 20c; K lb.. 50c; lb.. $1.60; 2 lbs.. $3.10: by express, pkg., 10c; oz.. 20c; V, lb.. 45c; 1 lb.. $1.60. 5 lbs.. $7.00
WHITE GLOBE ONION.
A large globe-shaped Onion, firm, fine
grained, of mild flavor, keeps well. This
is one of the handsomest Onions grown.
Of bJeautiful shape, clear, white skin.
Is always in great demand; indeed, it fur-
nishes so little seed per acre that it is al-
ways scarce. This and our Prizetaker are
two grand sorts for family use. Pkg., 5c;
oz., 20c; Va lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.20.
NEW ONION— WHITE
MILDNESS.
This is the Onion to grow for your private garden
or for high-grade, high-class city customers, because
they will pay you double the price for this handsome,
white, mild variety of Onion. It is very prolific,
yielding 500 bushels to the acre. We know of no Un- L
ion that we can more heartily recommend for tlie|
kitchen garden than this. , I
It's an Onion for the epicure; itshne, rich quality I
commends itself to every one desiring a rare, deli-B
ciously flavored Onion. Its fine shape. beautiful col- J
or and delightful flavor stamp it as one of the very!
^^Pkg , 10c; oz., 25c: % lb., 50c; lb., $1.75; 6^
lbs , $8.00, poitpaid.
NEW QUEEN.
The earliest, finest Of all White Onlons. A per-
fect queen in the Onion field; of delicious flavor.
Grows to 2 inches in diameter. It is a splendid On-
ion, sells well every where, well liked by everybody,
and does splendidly in all soils and climes. Pkg.,
5c; oz., 20c; 54 lb.. 50c; lb.. $1 .50; 2 lbs., $2.50.
PARIS SILVERSKIN.
An extremely popular
extremely early white,
good selling Onion.
Pkg., 5c;oz.,l5c; J4lb.,
50c; lb., $1.40.
SALZER'S 60
DAY ONION.
A new white, small
sized, finely flavored.
Onion from Italy. We
hold all the seed in
America of this early
novelty. Pkg.. 10c: oz., 1
25c; J4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 1
/ .ARLIEST
(Ojsfiol^
SALZER'S PICKLING ONION.
This is the finest of all white pickling Onions, growing rapidly, but remainin
small, solid and of fine flavor. Three crops can be gathered for pickling in C'
season. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c., 14 lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
JUHN A. bAL2ER iskkU UU.'b UAIALUUUE Uh l^LANlb, bEEUS ANU 1UUL5. LA LLLUJJIi,
SALZER'S GIANT SILVER KING ONION. ^
Each succeeding year the popularity of this Onion increases, and it not only increases, but gardeners, fanners and truckers grow more en-
thusiastic in its praise, and well they may. for this g:reat Onion deserves every word of praise that can be spoken. Although we offered Silver King
for the first time in 1884, we do not believe any other variety of vegetable, excepting possibly our Giant P'lat Dutch and Lightning Cabbage, has since
been more unanimously indorsed by one and all everywhere. We received thousands of letters and postals the past seasons, all containing
words of the highest praise AS TO THE WONDERFUL SIZE, EARLY MA-
TURITY AND QUALITY OF THIS NOW FAMOUS ONION, seed of which
we have sold to tens of thousan is of our customers. It grows larger
than any other white Onion in cultivation. Bulbs are of attractive shape,
flattened, but thick through, as shown in illustration. Average diameter of Onions
5 to 7]^ inches; bulbs often attain weights of 2Vi to 4 lbs. each. No other white
Onion attains such mammoth size, nor will any other white variety grow uni-
formly so large. Skin a beautiful silvery white; flesh of particularly mild, and
pleasant flavor; so sweet and tender that it can be eaten raw. like an apple. Every
one desiring the largest and handsomest Onions of the finest flavor, will be more
than satisfied with the Silver King. Cannot be too highly recommended either
for family use, exhibition at fairs or restaurants, or for sale in market, where its
size and beauty will prove very striking. If you have not already sown Silver
King, you should not neglect to sow it another year. It's the Onion for every-
body, but especially for the city garden. Over 125,000 gardeners found it to
equal and surpass all the claims herein made. An ounce of Onion Seed with
our new method of planting and caring for same would give you 30 bushels
Giant Silver King Onions. It's a splendid Onion!
TESTIMONIALS ON GIANT SILVER KING.
"I cannot speak too highly of the Giant Silver King. From one
ounce of seed I grew 10 bushels of Onions, the largest meas-
uring 20 inches around." M. G. Garrett. Michigan.
"Bought 1 pound of Giant Silver King Seed. From it I
grew 203 bushels. Took 5 bushels to the fair. The 5 bushels
were composed of 63 Onions. Of course I took first pre-
mium." B. H. Hart. Illinois.
"The 1 pound Giant Silver King yielded 135 bushels; average
was 1 pound. Many of them grew much larger."
L. H. Good. Ohio.
"If I could grow but one Onion it would be Silver King. The
one-half pound yielded 95 bushels and it was a bad Onion
year. Nothing less than 4 inches in diameter. Received $1.50
a bushel for same." Frank Barteldes. Mo.
"Just received check from Pierce & Barnes for $400.00
being amount received for 280 bushels of Silver King Onions
grown from 2 lbs. of seed. Some of the Onions weighed 3 lbs.
Nothing ever paid me better." F.Roberts, la.
WIN6
TO ITS
t EAT SIZE THE
^ CROP CAN BE GATHERED
ANDMARKETEDIN HALF TIME
This Giant of all White Onions, this Leviathian, this Monster, is the Onion to grow for profit. By following our new metliod (sent with eacli 1
order) 1,200 to 1.500 bushels can positively be grown on each and every acre nlanted nn good onion soil. It is a producer and all OnioLs are 1
and of delicious flavor. PRICE OF THE GREaT GIANT SILVER KING ONION.
By Mail, pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; H lb., 45c; lb., $1.60; 2 lbs., $3.00; 5 lbs., $7.00; 10 lbs., $13.00 Postpaid.
By Express, pkg.. 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 40c; lb., $1.50; 2 lbs., $2.90: 5 lbs., $6.60; 10 lbs., $12.25.
SALZER'S GLADIATOR ONION.
It possesses the large size, miid flavor,
excellent keeping and aM other good quali-
ties of the celebrated Prizetaker, but differs
from that variety in its handsome skin,
which, in contrast with its pure white, fine-
grained flesb, attracts decided attention in
market. We believe there is a great future
here for this Onion, as. instead of the tops
dying down or running to seed, as is the case
with American varieties, it keeps on grow-
ing the entire season, thus attaining enor-
mous weight and dimensions. Some specie
mens sent us by customers had attained a
weight of 6 lbs. Price: Pktr.. lOc; oz.. 25c; K
lb.. 60c: lb., $1.60; 2 lbs.. $3.00; 4 lbs.. $5.75.
GLADIATOR
ITALIAN ONIONS.
Do well everywhr-re, attaining the size of 2 lbs. the first season:
if replanted, 4 — 6 lbs. the second season.
Mammoth Pompeii— A wonderful Onion of enormous size and
mild flavor. Pkg.. 10c; oz., 25c; H lb.. 70c: lb., $2.76.
Giant Eoco— A splendid large globular shaped Onion of hriu
brown color. Pkg.. 5c; oz.. 25c: 5f lb.. 60c; lb.. $2.00.
Giant White Tripoli— Excellent variety, of mild flavor, rai
growth, attains 2 pounds from seed first vear and 4 pounds t
second. Pk?., 5c; oz., 25c; % lb.. 60c; lb., $2.00.
Early White Naples— One of the earli-st of the white Italian
so»-ts. Pkg., 5c; oz., 26c: M lb., 60c; lb.. S2.25.
Marzajole— A capital keeper, large, beautiful, white, flat-sh»pod
bulbs. fine fi i^-nr. bigcropper. Pkg., 6c; oz., *25c; % lb., 60c; lb,.S2 "
Giant Red Tripoli— A grand, deep red Italian Onion, of ra;
growth, mild flavor. Pkg., 6c; oz., 26c: ^ lb.. 75c; lb., $2.26.
^^TBT?T5alzek-s northern grown seeds, absolutely the best for all soils and climes.
SALZER'S SPLENDID PEAS.
Away! stand aside! Clear the track for the earliest Pea in the world! This is what the John A. Salzer Seed Co. have been after for years and
v; h this m view every earliest sort obtainable was tested aad every improvement through l! occu ^u. uavo uceu aiici lor >e<irs. ana
hridization and crossing: was made in order to attain theseTesults, and to-day we are oroud
1 liappy to state that our
Scorcher is Absolutely the Earliest Pea in the World
Now. if you will just stop to think what it really means to plant Peas to-day and have them ready
andht tor eating in but 600 hours, or 25 days, you will quickly see the tremendous importance of
this great improvement. Why. it is not more than ten years ago when it took Peas from 60 to 75 days
io be ht for market. We beat that record with Salzer's Earliest and Best and with Salzer's Early
May. the two greatest Early Peas grown in America the past five years, but in Salzer's Scorcher
these two above-named magnificent varieties must take a back seat, they must clear the trackTfor
Salzer s Scorcher is ahead of them m earlincss. Now. we challenge the world, we challenge any and
every seed-.man in Arnerica.we.challenge every market gardener or private gardener in America to
produce a Pea as early as Salzer s Scorcher. We are positive that there is no Pea like it in America
U''^,^^W7^^^'^*^^?y?^^'"^®?tf^®,^/s^^"^^>^st sorts, such as are offered by Philadelphia, New
York. Chicago, St. Paul and Rockford seedsmen, is about 52 days. The average ripening time of
ripen 11
LOOK AT DAVID DANIEL TUCKER'S TRIAL.
(Burpee's Best Extra Early Pea pods fit for use in 48 days\
Maule s Earliest of All 47 \
Henderson's First of All , * 47 \
May's Earliest 51 1
Vaughan's Maud S , claimed earliest in the world .*..*.*.*"".'! ** " *' 47 " I
^^^'^ pods fit for use in 49 and 51 " f
Salzer 8 Scorcner Dods fit for nae in <14. #
Salzer a Earliest and Best . . ;;. .:: v;.: . ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; /
Mr. Tucker says: "Salzer's Scorcher were all sold and vines removed before any of above
mxer seedsmen s earliest were ripe.
Now. this Pea is the earliest in the world.- The color is blue, the pod is large, of extremely
2'«IJolt^«??Soe2¥^Ji^lu°^ fine, large Peas ripening quickly. You can make more money out
>f a quart of these Peas than you can out of a peck of such early varieties as other seedsmen
el!, because these Peas will come m the market about as soon as the southern Peas.
THE BIG FOUR PODS.
Look at them! Are they not handsome? Do they not appeal to you with all their wonderful
?''i^}>?-^*^^?^^!i'^^??'^^fu^ Scorcher Pea^is^ borne so often in clusters of four, and we guarantee
hat this splendid Pea. this big four podded, this earliest of early, will fill a bushel basket Quicker
I haa any of. the other seedsmen s Extra Early. B^irst of All. Earliest of All and any other named
arhest varieties. Salzer s Peas are the earliest in the world, and Salzer's Scorcher will bear
'Xtr^e^eariy peas^ ^^^^^ ^ bushel basket quicker for
PRICE OF SALZER'S FAMOUS SCORCHER PEA:
Price by mall: Pkg.. lOc; % pt., aoc; pt., 30c; qt., 40c. By expre-is, pkg., lOc: pt., 20C2
it., 30o: plr., $1.15; Hhn., $2.20; bu.. $3.80; 2 bu.. $7.00; 10 bu.. $35,00 net, * '
JOHN A. SALZER sSsPrff'^CTArOGufe OF PLANTS. SEEDS AND TOOLS. LA CROSSE, WIS. SO
SALZER^S EARLIEST AND BEST PEA.
I NEVER SAW ANY THING LIKE IT.V,
THE SALZER PEAS BEAT THE BAND
THF!REARLIE5TandBESTis THE FINEST
EARLY PEA in THE world and nearly as early
AS THE IR SCORGHERand SUC^ A CRQeP.ER"
This Pea is the EARLIEST White Pea on Earth, and Salzer says so. weishing each word-and l}? repeats it- It is the Earh^^^^
White Pea on Earth:" while Salzer'S Scorcher is the EarlioGt Green Pea. It is the Pea for you Mr. Gardener and Citi^^^^^^
whether by the package or by the bnrhcl. It's the grcatc-.t Earliest Proht Pea. It s the Pea. combined with ScMzer s Scorcher that
everybody who wants the "very earliest" on earth, should plant. Plant lamely of it and it will make you ^ichl Pods lar?e full sweet
lid extremely prolific. It will ^et $300 an acre easily. We do not remember dunr.g 25 ye^If one instance wh^^^ earlier Peas were
ever brought into the La Crosse marliet than ours. \/e always offered the trst, from the fact that mir vancty 6 to 10 days
ahead of the earliest. We have tried Landreth's Entra Early. Burpee's Best*' Extra Early. Henderson si' irst of All. etc.. but all
?iJJre behind our E^^^^^^^^ excellent flavor, and
ail who have tried it are emphatic in pronouncing it the very earllost.
Of Course, Every Seedsman ,. • u
Claims to have the earliestPea-but the wide-awake gardener can't be thus fooled. Foj pver 25 years this Pea the earliest in the
. .a Crosse market, and v;o keep ri-ht on inprovin? it. and wechallcn-cthc world to Produce an earlier finer, ^i^je producti^^^^
sort. (Of course. Saber's Scorcher is earlier.) t rank Cobcrn. of Iowa, reports the enormous yield of 11,271 perfect poas irom on©
pint of seed. Now. honestly, would you expect a Pea to be better?
Our Great Seed Trade
we nave always woricca to mcreasc me eariiuciis ui jrc;is. aina t^i^^ojuvv^.jr .*c*»v> — xCv^I-\.r:^rr* ^^.^^
Scorcher, and Earliest and Best, and Dwarf Jumbo, and Early May are noble specimens of the earliest, early ripening Peas.
It is Not Unusual, Mr. Gardener * a n
To take in from $250 to $500 from one acre of Salzer'S Earliest and Best Peas The pods
i3"'5^o''/^"u.^"Jh1fe''l^SKn^reis 'rel^L'S%'^n\ril^O%^b^'^^^^^^^^^^^ ^--^ will take and pay double the
nrice for Salzer's Earliest and Best than for the common run of seedmen s earliest sorts.
Twenty-four Carloads Seed Peas. ^ , j *u
We grpw.great Quantities of Salzer-s Earliest and _B<.s„t_P^
We have pedi-
varietrei; yndcVdrvvTbcTi"cTe^hat w^^^ and^Beantkn^solTmi^e E^^^
gether. AVe have won this great trade on account of the superior excellence and extreme earlmess and prodigal yield of our Peas.
Pea to market garden In Phlladelplila. New York. Chicago. Cleveland. Boston St JrowktJJ thi e&
roit, Milwauliee, London, Liverpool, Paris, Berlin, and otHer large cities, and wnen once used is grown to tne exclu-
eree stock, bred rijht up to earlinor.s and yield.
We are shipping this Pea *
Omalia, Kansas City. Detroit^ .
Bion of all other "earliest" sorts by all market farmers and gardeners. , ^ , ^, . „ ^u^^ f..r»rr. «o no tn
" Market gar have told us that they have secured from 250 to 350 bushels of^^reen Peas per acre of thj^s variety^s^^^^ from «2.00 to
S2.26 per bushel, as they are always earlier than their neighbors. We know it is the Pea you want. If you want to make money.
'^RICB OF BALZER'S EARLIEST AND BEST PEA.
By maU.bigpkg.. 10c; 'Apt., 15c; pt., 25c; qt..40c. By express, pt., 15c; gt.. 25c; pk., $1.20. ^2 ou., du., ».}.au^. z du., »^.fp.
SALZER'S DWARF EARLY MAY PEA.
If you want a Dwarf Pea. something growing less than VA feet tall, that
coversitself with big. large pods of deliciously rich and tenderly flavorea
Pelsythen try Salzer's Early May. the Prince of Extra Early Dwarf Peas.
This is a grand, new bl^ dwarf wrinkled Pea. It is extrcniely dwarf,
growing ^rom 10 to 17 inches, and literally fills itself with large pod§. npeninc
evenly and of excellent flavor. It is very early, testing m 46 days.
We know that all who try this Pea will agree with the words of a Pleased
patron by saying. "I do not exaggerate when I say that this is the very best
Swarf Pea to grow in a family garden for the table that I ever saw. 1 con-
gratulate you in placing a Pea of its remarkable character before the Ameri-
can people." 1,000 Bushels.
Now. that's a great many, but our market gardeners and Private Planters
require Early May Peas. They say there is no other Pea just like it. hence
its irreat demand. It's early, too, and of delicious Quality. ^
The distinct merits of this Peaover any other variety are its extreme earli-
ness combined with its abundant production of fine Peas o^^elicious flavor
It is extremely early and while the pods are not as large as Salzer s Earliest
or Jumbo, they are of great richness and give splendid satisfaction.
Its strong points arc its delicious richness of flavor, its extreme earli-
ness its dwarf habit, needing no brushing, and its large-sized pod. One of its
distinctive features is its unusually regular habit of growth. It is of unitorm
height, so smooth and level in its growth that a row resembles a well-kept
hedge. It is also a magnificent variety for market gardeners to grow: as the
podl are large. it fills UP a bushel quickly, and brmgs a very fine price m
tbe> market.
PE2CE OF SALZER'S DWARF EARLY MAY PEA.
Bv mail, big Pkg.. lOc; Kpt.. 15c; pt.. 30c; gt., 45c.^ By express, pkg.. 10c; pt., 15c; gt., 30c; pi... $1.40; bu.. $4.90; 2 bu.. $9.00.
UJi BU \ SAl.Zli.K&lNUKlHEKiN UKUWN bbbUb, AHSULU'i LLV i'HK BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
Salzer's Earliest Dwarf Jumbo Pea,
We o ff ei
here an en-
tirely n e ^
race of Peas,
startling ana
colossal in
size, rich and
unapproach-
able in quali-
ty, strongr. vig-
or o us and
healthy
growth, witli
vines over-
filled and
overlo a d e d
with great,
rich looking
pods.
Henderson's
Heroine Pea.
The Heroine is
a medium early \
ureen, wrinkled
Pea. grows uniformly
about 2^4 feet high, and is liter- .
ally covered with its long, heavy
pomted pods. Thequality of this
Pea is simply perfection— that rich,
buttery, marrow-like flavor. Price,
by mall, pkg., 10c; pt., 25c; qt., 40c;
by express, qt. 30c; pk., $1.3o; bu.,
$4.90. NOTT'S EXCELSIOR.
A new, extra early, extra dwarf, extra
finely flavored, sweet kerneled. large podded
Pea. which has fairly taken the market gar-
deners by storm; it captivates everybody; it's a grand, extra
early Pea! Pke.. 10c; pt., 26c; qt., 35c; postpaid; by express,
pk.. $1.40; bu., $4.90.
GRADUS OR PROSPERITY PEA.
Our crop of this greatest of all Dwarf Peas is very short this year-
pods often 5 inches long, with 8 to 14 great Peas in a pod. Will aver-
age 24 inches tall. It's a prodigy in Peas! Pkg.. 10c; pt., 26c; qt., 60c
postpaid; by express, pt.. 25c; pk., $2.25; bu., $7.90.
AMERICAN WONDER PEA.
Best known and mostly planted wrinkled dwarf Pea, very early, very
sweet. Price by mail; pkg.. 10c; pt., 20c; qt. ,35c. By express: pt., 16c.*
qt.. 20c; pU.. $1.?5; bu., $4.50.
THREE EARLY DWARF PEAS.
1. Tom Tbumb-Immensely popular ; very dwart
and extremely early. Known the world over as the
earliest smooth, very dwart very early Pea. Pkg.,
10c; j t . 20c; qt,, 35c, postpaid; by express, qt., 20c:
pk.. $1.25; bn.,$4.60.
2. McLean's Little Gem— It is very productive, has large, well
filled, thickly hanging pods of delicious Peas. Matures a week later
than our Peerless Early May. Pkg.. 10c; pk.. $1.25; bu., $4.50.
3. Dwarf Profusion Pea-One of the|earliestPeas.with large pods.
It grows rapidly, is very dwarf, fsiuilf t pods, and every pod is full
of Peas, ripening at the same time. Pkg., 10c; pk.. $1.25; bu,. S4.60.
/Above three dwarf sorts mixed; Pkg,. \
V 10c; pt., 20c; qt., 35c, postpaid, /
A Pea fit for the gods. Nothing that we have ever grown has
so completely captivated us as our Earliest Dwarf Jumbo Pea. Vines run
from 16 to 26 inches, and are literally loaded with great, glorious, rich
heavy pods, often 6 inches long, with large, sweet, well-developed Peas,
crowding each other in the giant pod. It is earliness itself: indeed, it
is remarkable how a so giant-podded variety can produce a crop so
quickly as this Dwarf Jumbo. It is vastly superior to the Gradus or Prosperity
Pea. outyielding same by almost one-third, is only a few days later than Salzer's
Earliest and Best and Scorcher, which pods are much smaller than our roble
colossal Dwarf Jumbo. If you wish a great supply of delicious, large, wrinkled
pods, pods that will quickly fill a bushel basket, this is the Pea to buy.
IT'S THE GREATEST PEA ON EARTH,
and that means much, but our Dwarf Jumbo will bearus out every time.
Now, do try this and the following two Peas, Each one is a gem--a
genuine diamond of the clearest water! You will be delighted with
them, surely. An English seedsman who tested this variety said :
"It is positively the grandest, large giant-podded Pea on earth."
Price: Big Pkg., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 60c, postpaid; by freight,
pt., 26c; qt.,40c; 1 4 pk.. $1.46; pk., $1.9 0; bu.,$7.40.
2. Salzer's Dwarf Telephone Pea,
Anothernew Pea of superlative merit. These pods are
large, noble and handsome, with vines dwarf, bein '
filled from bottom up with great pods of Peas of the
richest quality. The well-known Telephone Pea
has a large pod, but also a longvine. This Pea has
all the excellent qualities of the old Telephone, but
is dwarf in habit, bears stronger pods, more of them
and we believe are far richer in quality. The height
under ordinary culture is from 24 to 28 inches, re-
quiring no brush. It comes into full play after the
Jumbo has been picked and mark( ted. The pods
ar° giants, often containing 10 large peas, thick,
meaty and rich, and of good lasting quality for
market purposes. The Pea is of the Irirgesi size
imaginable and of delicious flavor; when fit for the
table it is light green, and much shrunken and
shriveled when dried. We know that this magnifi-
cent Pea will be hailed with delight by all market
gardeners and city planters, to whom we heartily
recommend same. ^ ^
Price: Big Package, lOc; pt., 30c; qt., 60c; post-
paid: by freight, pt., 26c; qt., 40c; pk., $1.00;
pk., $1.90; bu., $7.40.
3. Salzer's Rough Rider Pea.
Greatest Pea on earth! A new race, a new crea-
tion. We have named same Rough Rider. As the
heroes of the late Spanish war in their race up the
hills of San Juan carried everything before them
by storm, so will this Pea capture the hearts of
everybody and ride on a wave of prosperity into
the popular esteem of every grower of Peas in the
world. It grows but 254 feet high, while the pods
are tremenrlous in size; much larger than an ordi-
nary Pea, filled fullof large, deliciously sweet Peas.
So thick and full are the vines that'one often fails
to see the leaves, but instead finds great, heavy
pods, filled almost to bursting with rich, luscious,
meaty, exquisirely flavored Peas, whose luscious-
ness and deliciousness even the most fastidious
epicurean must lavishly p' ai?e. ^
Price: Big Package, 10c; pt. 30c; qt., 46c, post
paid; by freight, pt.. 20c; qt., 36c ; J4 pk., 90c; pk.,
$1.70; bu., $6.90.
1 package each above 3 Jumbos, 26c.
TOM THUMB
Thos. Laxton Pea.
The only rival to the famous Gradus,
—as a iong-podded, extremely early,
-w rinkled pea,— and in some respects
even better! The growth Is identical,
but the pods are a deeper, richer green
and square at the end. In thejudprment of
experts, Thos, Laxton is even sweeter and
filter in flavor^ while the larg-e peas are
of a deeper green. Fer pkg.j lO cts.; per
Jdnt, 30 cts.; postpaid. By express or
reipht. Per quart, 40 cts.; 3 quarts,
75 cts.; 4 quarts, »1.40; per pec-t,
©3.85 ; per bushel, »8.00.
SUGAR PEAS.
Over in Grerraaiiy as well as In England and
throughout Europe, no Pea is hiprher prized
thaii tno sugar varieties. They are c<jnsiaered
there, and in fact everywhere, as one of the
crrer.test delicacies. In the country districts of
Eni^land they are served with a tender piece of
Southdown mutton, and thus served it is a dish
fit for a kingl Ihere is no Pea whoso ilavor
€(inal8 the exquisitenesa of the Sugar Poag.
Dwarf Sucrar— One of the very beat
snp-ar Peas grown. It is from 6 to 10 days
earlier than the Tall or Mammoth Sugar
Pea. Very delicate flavor, Pkg., 10c; pt.,
25c; qt., 40c, postpaid; by express, qt., 80c;
pk.,$1.75; bu.,$«.75. ^ „ ^
Tall or Mammotli Sugar Pea— Grows
8 to 6 feet tall and bears innumerable
large, jnlcv pods of sweet, edible Pea0.
Pkg., 10c; pt., 2jc: qt.. 40c% postpaid; b
express, qt., 30e; p'.^., bi; , $c,.,H).
NEW BIG CROPPING PEA, "WIFE'S PIN MONEY."
1171 Bushels Sold Last Season.
This Pea has a history. It's one that every market gardener will like to know, because it
brings lots of money to the family. In the eastern part of the State this great variety originated,
and is held there in high esteem. Will tell you why. The market gardener ongmating same
named it "Wife's Pin Money." This is his reason:
The money obtained from all the early Peas be-
longs to the market gardener, but he always plants,
an acre or two of medium late to late Peas. What-
ever was made thereon belonged to the wife, that
was her pin money. It is a capital idea, and we
hope that thousands of market gardeners through-
out the country will follow it. , , ,
Plant same along the 1st of May and watch the
results. Here is one of them:
May 5. planted 2 bushels. Cost S 5.75
Labor, picking, ^re. etc 19.25
Total expense $25.00
Returns— Sold 110 bushels Green Peas at^
90c $99.00
Leaving a balance of $74.00 pin money for the
good housewife!
Is that not fine? Go thou and do likewise! And
that you may plant an acre we have put the price
so low that you can afford it. and with each peck or
bushel order we will send you a description of
How to Grow Wife's Pin Money Pea to Make
Money." There is nothing that we have ever of-
fered with more pleasure than Wife's Pin Money
Pea, and we hope there will be thousands of mar-
ket gardeners that will plant from one to ten
bushels of these Peas this year, so that the wife will
have lots and lots of pin money. God bless her, she
deserves it. Hurrah for "Wife's Pin Money Pea! '
Look at our low prices.
Pkg., 10c; pt., 20c; qt., 30c. postpaid. By freight or express, pkg., 8c; pt., 12c; qt., 16c;
pk., 80c; % bu., $1.50; bu., $2.90; 2 bu., for one acre. $5.76.
BLISS EVERBEARING LATE DWARF PEA.
Late dwarf variety, of robust growth, forming sometimes as many as 10 branches from a
single stock; pods 3 to 4 inches long, containing from 6 to 8 large wrinkled Peas, often half an
inch in diameter, rich and marrowy. Continues remarkably in bearing, producing new blos-
soms after repeated picking until frost. Picked 2 bushels frprn^'^ pint of seed
Pkg., 10c ; 2 for 15c; pt., 25c; qt., 35c. By express or freight, pk., $1.16; bu., $4.00.
STRATAGEM PEA.
. Vines about two feet in height, of sturdy growth, bearing great pods from the ground to the
tips. Very fine, indeed. Pkg., 10c; pt., 30c; qt., 50c. By express, qt.. 25c; pk., $1.00; bu.. $3.90.
NEW PEA, SALZER^S
MIDSUMMER.
Like a whirlwind, like wild-
fire, like a western cvclone, this
grand, glorious Pea has in
first season swept everything be-
fore it! Everybody, everybody,
everybody wants them!
Why? Because over
24,000 planters tested
them last year, and their
neighbors saw them, their
friends saw them, their
customers ate them, and
their richness, their vigor,
their splendid prolific-
ness set everybody, we say
it again, set everybody
a-talking about our great
new Pea, Salzer's Mid-
summer.
This is a Pea that we
have all been looking for.
for many years. It is one
ripening at times when
Peas are scarce. It is a Pea
attaining a height of fully
3 feet.with long.well-ftlled
pods of delicious, excellent
quality. It is a very
healthy variety. Its vines
grow robust quickly and
are filled with magnificent
pods. The beauty about
these pods is that they
are filled to the end
with large Peas and fill a
bushel basket remarkably
quickly. We believe that
Midsummer Pea will be
hailed with great delight
by all market gardeners
and small planters on ac-
count of its rare quality
and on account of its com-
ing at a time when other
Peas are scarce. The vines
are literally covered from
top to bottom with hand-
some, well-filled pods.
PRICE: Pkg., lOc; pt..
25c; qt., 60c, postpaid. ^..^
By express: Pt., 15c; AO//^
qt.. 30c; Yz pk., 75c; pk.,v;;^/C/.
$1.40 ;bu., $4.90.
THE GREAT MAIN CROP PEA, SALZER'S IMPROVED TELEPHONE!
Most Popular, Big, Fat, Large Podded, General Crop Pea.
improved through
aging 18 to 20 pods,
fine for all purnosos
Price of Telephone Pea:
This is without ex-
ception the largest
podded Telephone
t>ea in existence. It
is a heavy cropper
and of fine quality;
the pods are well
filled with Peas of
the largest size, ten-
der and retain their
sweetness well. Un-
doubtedly one of the
best of the tali grow-
ing late Peas. Our
strain of this great
Pea has been greatly
painstaking selection It is immensely productive, of the finest quality and excellent sugary flavor, vines strong, aver-
The grandest tall Pea grown, test vines holding 2 Qts. of hne. full pods irom one kernel planted. It is very prolific and very
Pkg., 10c; pt., 20c; qt., 35c, postpaid. By express, qt., 20c; % pk.. 70c; pk.. $1.20; K bu., $2.25; bu., $4.25.
CHEAP-STANDARD PEAS-CHEAP.
^ The price of the following 9 sorts by mail : Pkg., 5c;
lit., 16c; qt . 28c. By express, pkg., 5c; pt., 10c; qt., 15o: pk.,
$1.25; bu., $3.90.
1. Rural New Yorker — Claimed to be the earliest.
}J. Improved Kent— Ta the finest second early
Pea; pods anusaally large and full, borne in great abund-
ance; 2H teet iiigii.
3. Abundance— Vines frc ^ 15 to 20 inches in
height, sending out 6 or more branches from the root,
each one heavily l.iden, pod long, containing large,
wrinkled Peas of delicious flavor.
4. Champion of England— A superior late gen-
ernl crop.
6. Carter's First Crop— One of the earliest.
6. McLean's A<lvancer — Ripens two weeks earlier
than the Champion of England, a magnificent wrinkled
■ort; 214 feet hi ph.
7. Prince of Wales— Pea grown for general crop;
wrinkled, branchin^r habit.
8. First and Best— Philadelphia, New York, Ohi-
oago, Rockford, St. Louis, St. Paul, nnd other seedsmen's
very earliest — about 6 to 15 days later than Salzer's Eiit-
liest and Bept.
9. Blue Peter— A green wrinkled dwarf variety. !
Horsford Market Garden — This new wrinkled
Pea grows from 15 lo 20 inclies hiprh, is very stocky and
requires no bushiufj:. It is very sweet and extremely pro-
lific, bearing pods always in pairs. On some plants over
THE FAMOUS EARLY ALASKA PEA.
This famous Early
Alaska Pea is known
the world over ! It's
used by most seedp
men as the Earliest!
With us it comes af-
ter Salzer's Scorcher
and Salzer's Earliest
and Best. It's height
is 24 to 29 inches, so
it requires no bush-
ing. It's a prodigal
producer, and very
early.
PRICE OF EAR-
LY ALASKA:
By mail, pkgr.,
10c; pt., 20c; qt.,
35c; oy express,
pkg:., 10c; pt.,
15c; qt., 3 0c;
Sk., $1.00; Kbu^
1.75; b u . ,
THE FAMOUS EARLY ALASKA PEA.
IBOpodshave been counted. Pkg., lOc; pt., 30c; qt., 50c. By express, qt., 36c; pk., I»1.15; bu.. »4.35. ,k
Black-Eye Marrowfat— Pki?., 5c: qt., postpaid, 35c; by express or freight, qt., 16c; P.KmJSc; bn., »3j60, 3 bn., W4:.76.
White-Kve Marrowfat— Pkg., 5c; qt., postpaid, 36c; by express or freight, qt., 15c; pk., 75c; bu., »3.60; ^ bu., J»4:.7ft.
63 BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
RADISHES.
FROI",
SEED'
One of the most profitable crops to grow for the market grardener and market farmer, as also for the private garden, is Radishes. There is no
vegetable that is a bettor appetizer for breakfast than a fine, juicy Radish. In Europe these are served in restaurants with every meal, and enormous
quantities are thus used. All that is required to brintr them into constant demand in America is to furnish an early good Radish. Our Northern
^rown stock always produces the hnest. best eating Radishes. ^ SALZER'S EARLY BIRD RADISH.
"It is the Early Bird that catches the Worm," goes th< saying,
and it is the market gardener who brings in the early vege- '
tables to the market who catches the most money, or, in other
words, makes the best profit out of his investment. For years
in our market gardener trade this was one of the main sources
of income to us. In this our Radish, Salzer's Early Bird, we are
sure we have the earliest Scarlet Globe Radish grown. The
shape is regular, of rich scarlet color. The fruit is unusally
tender, crisp and delicious, never becoming hollow or pithy
It is very desirable for forcing, being fit to pull in le ss time from
^wing than any other turnip variety. It is
alike valuable for outdoor planting for spring
or in autumn, and will always command a
good price throughout the year. It will not
disappoint a single market gardener who sows
it, but will be a source of gcnume pleasure and
profit. We know of none of our vegetables
that will pay the market gardener better, and
for the kitchen garden, than Salzer's Early
Bird Radish. This is the earliest, the finest,
the handsomest in shape of any early turnip
Radish known to the trade at present.
READ EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS.
"From all my customers comes but one cry— 'More Salzer's
Early Bird Radishes!' "— R. P., Pittsburg, Pa.
"Ate fine Early
Birds in 14 days after
planting. That's good
enough."— Mrs. C. G.
E., Evanston.
"My wife says the
fine Radishes we are
now using are 16-day
Early Birds."— F. A.
H.. Nashville.
"Made more money
on the 20 lbs. Early
Bird Radish than on
all others together, as «!^^^ pvp- inn*
I grow mainly for New Wi!^^ rK^., xuc,
York market." — Geo.
W.. Long Island.
Mr. John
Hauser^ of La
Crosse^ a large
market garden-
er^ brought into
market large
Early Bird Rad-
ishes grown in
12 davs.
OZ., 20c.
Price of Salzer's Early Bird Radish: Big pkg.. 10c; 3 for 26c: 02., 20c;
EARLY BIRD — EARLIEST ALL SCARLET
RADISHES.
HERE'S A RED-HOT LETTER.
•*To John A. Salzer Seed Co., Dear Sirs: That rascal of
a seedsman ' ' in Illinois, advertises that his Radish was
as early as your Early Bird. He is a liar! I get excited ever\»
time I think of it. The swindler 1 It is 12 days behind in earli
ness and 10 years behind in quality of your Early Bird. I
bought 6 lbs. because he was so cheap, John, but I lost Jots by
it. His Radish was no good."— D. T. W ise.
On our grounds at La Crosse we had fine Radishes fit for the
table (outdoor grown) i n 12 DAYS FR OM PLANTING.
Large, tender, delicious 1 Why, they are actually larger than
Radishes used to grow in hotbeds, 10 years ago, in 20 days!
Such wonderful improvements have been made in Radishes.
We are sure none will be ahead of Salzer's Early Bird.
Now, the substance of the whole matter is this; If yon are
at all anxious, eitlicr as a marlict g-ardener or as a g:rower of
Radishes for your own private tr.ble, to have Kadishcs from
6 to days ahead of your nei/:?hbor, and if you are anxious
to liave the finest lia<lish that seed can i>roduce, even nnder
the most adverse circmn.stances, then hy all means plant
Salzer's Early l^ird. Its crisp, brittle flavor as well as its re-
markably pood growth and tine color, alike recommend it.
The color of the skin is a rich scarlet, while the flesh is pure
white, of such mild flavor, always crisp, juicy, tender and
delicious. As it has a very small, short top, it is equally val-
uable for forcing: or open fifround, in favorable weather ma-
turing Kadishcs in about 16 days, and if we ate our Kadishes
In America as small as they do 'in France this variety would
produce Radishes flt for the table in 10 days*
M lb., 50c; lb.. $1.25; 3 lbs., $3.00; 10 lbs., $9.00.
2. EARLIEST SNOV/ WHITE ICE.
Here is the Radish that will bring you joy.
It's i>ar excellence in each and every respect. Its
color is pure white, almost crystal, so clear and
transparent. Its quality is superlative I It can-
not be excelled except, perhaps, by Salzer's far-
famed Early Bird Radish. It has a short top, is
verv rapid growing, fit for use in but 14 days,
and sells at sight at an advanced price in ail
markets when once known.
Price; Pkg., 10 c; oz..20c; H lb ., 60c: lb.. $1.25.
3. BLOOD RED, SNOW WHITE TIPPED.
The Radish of your dreams. It is beautiful in
the extreme. Its lively scarlet color points off
to a pure white at the tip, giving it a delightful
appearance. It's perfection itself when judged
by Quality and earliness. It's a producer. Each
seed produces a fine, large, tender, juicy, deli-
cious, very early Radish! These two now Rad-
ishes added to Salzer's famed Early Bird Rad-
ishes—are three sorts hard to beatl
Pkg., 10c; OZ.. 20c^J£lb^^50c; lb., $1.25.
PRICE OP SALZER'S 3 GREAT
EARLIEST RADISHES.
"1 pacTri-e each of tTie three, 20c; one otitic? each. 40c: ^\ pound each, $1.00; one pound of each, $2.76.
BLOOD RED
iSNOWWHITE
IPPED
SALZER'S EARLIEST WHITE RADISH.
When we offered this new. extra early, extra fine, ^ftra tender extra
juicy, extra quick growing White Radish, we had no idea ^ha. it wouia
so quickly capture the hearts and make fat the ppcketbooks of the market
gardener. We knew it was a fine Radish a quick growing ^^dish^ a quick
ielling Radish, but we did not dream of its taking hold of the people >.uh
such furor, as it is by all odds the finest, sweetest and tenderest of White
Radishes. If we devoted ten pages of our cata ogue to describing this meri-
torious Radish we could but begin to te!l its splendid qualities.
It is an exceedingly quick growing, olive shaped Radish P^re wnite in
color, yes. white as the new fallen snow. It is wel adapted to all so s and
market gardeners have tested same for the markets of. Boston. Chicago.
Phils ' ' ' ■ - - ■ ^ -
and,
proves itself everywhere as the finest White, and absolutely the very
earliest White Radish grown. ,. ,
It is positively earlier than any other Radish
grown, with the exception of Salzers flashlight
and Salzer's Early Bird. These two varieties are
of the same earliness. It is. as a market gardener
of Philadelphia has well written, ten days earlier
than the earliest Radish that he was able to obtain
from New York or Philadelphia seedsmen, and that
it is the song of all of them. There is not a market
gardener in America who has tested Salzer s
Earliest White Radish, but what is free to say that
it is from 5 to 15 days earlier than other seeds-
men's earliest sorts.
You See
For many years our work has been along the line
of improving the quality of vegetable'^ and shorten-
ing the number of days to make them fit lor market.
Thus we now have a Radish that is fit for market in
13 days from the day the seed is sown. We have a
Cabbage which ripens perfect heads in 55 days.
Our 4th of July Corn will produce splendid roasting
ears inside of 60 days. Our Scorcher Pea is fit for
u^e in less than 40 days, and we believe that the
Jolin A. Salzer Seed Co. has quickened the ripen-
ing of Radishes, Peas, Lettuce, Beans, Tomatoes,
etc.. etc.. from 6 to 25 days.
Our seed is grown in the extreme North, where
it must grow and produce quickly in order to ripen.
That same seed, sown anywhere in the U. S., we
warrant and guarantee, will produce the finest
Radishes.
/Price: Pkg.,10c; oz., 30c; Mlb., 60c; 1 lb., $1.26; \
\ 6 lbs., $5 00, postpaid. /
YANKEE ' WAY BACK
RADISH. YANKEE
NEW RADISH "TRIUMPH
This novelty is unique. It'searly— a "Twenty-
Day" Radish, of globular form. The flesh is very
crisp and solid and of mild flavor. , Its most
distinctive feature, however, is the unique color
of the skin. The ground color is pure white,
striped horizontally with brightscarlet. It isa most
attractive ornament for the table, and market
gardeners will find a *'double quick" sale at
advanced prices for it. Pkg., lOc ; 3 pkgB., 26o ;
oz.. 20c; HIH., 46c; lb.. $1.25.
NEW RADISH.
Salzer's Juicy <<Foot Long.''
A ereat acquisition. A decidedly distinct, long,
bright scarlet Radish of unusual juicy quality and
lenkith. The brightest and handsomest scarlet
Radish grown. It makes routs fit for use in twenty-
five days from time of sowing and remains in good
condition until full grown when it is large and crisp,
yes. a foot long. Tops small.
Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; ^4 lb., 35c; lb., $1.00.
EVERY-DAY RADISH.
Here is the
'*WAY BACK" RADISH.
A hundred years ago in Connecticut and ever since there, was grown
«omeof the best families, a long scarlet Radish with shading towards
white at the tip that was always juicy, tender, delicioiis and free tr9m
pith and sharpness go much found in long Radishes today. 1 his Radish
we have called Yankee Way Back and we believe that everybody trying
same will be delighted and pleased therewith. We know it. otherwise we
would not offer same. Price: P kg .lOc; oz.,20c ; 14. lb., 50c; lb..$1.25. postpaid.
BARGAIN RADISHES.
Early Round Red
Early Round White....
Early Half Long Red.
Long White
Long Red
Summer White
Summer Yellow
Summer Red
Winter White
Winter Black
Mixed Radishes
(See also Page 5.)
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3c
6c
12c
36c
3c
6c
12c
36c
3c
6C
12c
36c
Cc
6c
12c
36c
3c
6c
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36c
3c
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DURINQ
>CXPRIL
,MAY
yUNE
2ULV
IGUST
>TEMBER^
WINTER USEI
OCTOBER .
NOVEMBERS
DECEMBER
'^JANUARY
FEBAUAPY
Cr" MARCH.
Radish you are looking for, the Radish
worthy to grace the dining-room of I
every king, monarch, presi-
dent or citizen of the
United States and the
world. There is nothing
Quite so rich, luscious,-
fine. tender, juicy, sweet
and crisp as Silzer's
Every-Day Radish. It
is a large red Radish,'
shading into white, peer-
less in quality and beauty '
and is sure to give great satis-
faction. It is one of those
Radishes that you want to tie to;
that you want to grow in your
garden. An ounce or two would
furnish you Radishes all sum-
mer long, all fall long and all
winter long. Wo know you will be
delighted with this Radish.
Price: Pkg., lOc; oz., 25c: K lb.,
45c; lb., $1.20.
RADISH, QUEEN OF ALL.
A gem, a beauty, small, juicy, round,
red.
Big pke:., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lt>.. 50c; It.,
$1.30, postpaid.
o^x^-^j^i v J n «jK .i^v viN oiiiii^a, AB^sULU IliL,TlHh; BKbT FOK ALL SOILS And CLIMES. 1
i
ERFURT DARK RED RADISH.
A superb new dark red early Radish for all nur-
poses. At our market Radishes of this sort sold
from 25 to 50 per cent higher than any other sort,
lbs 5) P^g ' 5c; oz .. 15c; lb., $1.00; 5
CHARTIER'S RADISH. ^ - «
Here is a Radish without a flaw, rich, fine scarlet at fnn efiori*««. ♦/T^,*,.^
culfu^r? '&JI7t&es^"^^^^^^
and?ende?%^kg.r^foZ1oc;^^^^^^^^ W of 18 inches, crisp
' SALZER'S 13 DAY.
Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 35c ; lb.. $1.10.
Salzer's Earliest Scarlet Globe.
This is one of the earliest, finest, juci-
est. tenderest, sweetest, best Radishes
tor early use grown. From 4 to 6 days
ahead of the earliest varieties offered
Eastern seedsmen. Rich red in col-
or. While this variety is not as early
as the Early Bird, nor as fine, yet it has
. . , been before our customers so long, that
many of them prefer this; indeed, we believe it to be earlier tl^cin any Turnio
variety offered by other dealers. Phg., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 90c.
SALZEi^'S LONG SCARLET.
Over 50,000 of our customers say this is the finest long Radish on earth,
has a bright red appearance, very brittle, crisp and tender; a splendid
Sf "^f and family use. This is the great family Radish, and
is A No. 1 for shipping purposes. The long Radishes, made into -
bunches, have a very fine appearance and sell readily on account
of the quality. Pkg., 10c; oz ., 15c; H lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
It
LONG BRIGHTEST SCARLET RADISH.
~ »-»^x».xvju#jLif JL xwxi-rxOJX,
in BHapo very regular, smooth and conical; in size it ia Intermediato
jetween the long and half. Inn., .nrfa Tr, i„ 1™"°^^'^®
ing the most fiery i
between the loner and halMong sorts. In color it is quite uni?uo be-
y scarlet; It is eligrhtly tipped with white, tho flesh ia
K. W. LONGFELLOW.,
crtsp, tender, and of the finest qualitu
Beady for use in 25 dayg. Fkg., 6c: oz..
lOc; > ^ lb., ggc; lb., 70c, postp aid.
"^Long Red White Longfellow, i
. A queer name the introducer gives to this
-*Qdi8h. Ho moans that it is a real lon^. red
Kadxsh, shading to white. Its quick growth
remaining in tho ground A long time and still 1
keeping its sweet, juicy, tender quality, is well '
worth an extended trial. Pkgl. IQc- o« snr,.
H lb., 60o; lb., $1.25; 3 lbs., $3.og. ' *
I WHITE LADY FINGER. ^
I -^magnificent long, white Radish; tender, crisi,
and deUci ous. Pkg., 6c; oz., 15c; j^lb., SQ c; lb.,$l 00.
EARLY SORTS. -
;:: ]^ U \t fci ]b i?f • -^--^ p^^- sc;
oz.. 10c; 14 lb., 15c; lb., 45c.
. 1. Scarlet Turnip— The Standard Earlv
, « ^, „ , - Scarlet Turnip Radish. ^
2. wood's Early Frame— One of the very earliest
' 3. French Breakfast— Olive shaped; red. white tin
1. Scarlet Turnip— White tail. See Cut. Very early
5. Scarlet Olivo— Very handsome dark red color
5. Half Long Deep Scarlet- A splendid sort,
r. Barly White Olive Shaped- Very fine indeed.
3. Shepard— Long, very fine indeed.
). 18 Day Forcing— Quite popular.
Pkgs.
of these
9 sorts
10c.
Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; lb..
. SUMMER SORTS
1 he following Radishe s, except when noted, by mail-
iiiiMMiiiiiaiii — j5^,. ^
tenSe?Tuf ?ty "^"^ GloDe-Greatly prized for its excellent
??«^®J1?^*^^S~^ ^""^"^ ^^^t® sort, largely grown.
mer°Kng ^aples-Cri^sp and tender. ^oL^d for j
GIANT WHITE STUTTGART.
WINTER SORTS.
Alaska-A grand winter radish, round to oblonc in
Bhape. dark in arpearanoe, while the Heeh is n^e^
I white, of delicious flavor. It will keep in a cella?^
fresh untilJune. It will pay everybody *
to give It a trial. A package is suffi.
oz'*lo?'lb^?S!"**'' Winter-Roond .orta. Pke., Bo;
- , oz^ioo*V?£°'*'' 6";
Mixed BadlBh seeds-All gorts. Kinds colors and varieties, very poanlar Ptg .
Mammotli Calif ornia— Large tender white Winter
tadish. If sown early, it is good for summer use. Pk^
oj oz., 15c; yi lb., 30c; lb., 76o.
China Rose— A magnificent rose colored, white flesh
fl&tor Bftdieb. Pkg., ^; oc, lOc; X lb., 15o; lb., 60c.
White Strassburg— A white variety » very large
and showy, half long in shape. It matures quickly,
sometimes in six weeks, and holds its table qual-
ities well. Pkgr., 5c; oz., 10c; »4 lb., 20c; lb., C5c,
10c;02..15c:^|lb..25c:lh,
SALZER'S EARLIEST OF ALL TOMATO.
The War is on! Salzer*s Earliest of All— that great earliest (65 days) Scarlet Conqueror is met on the field of quickness and earliness by Salzer's New Crimson
Robe — the earliest CRISESON PURPLE colored lightning ripcner! — Each succeeding season adds thousands of warm friends to Salzer's Earliest; this wonderful
novelty has stood the test of thousands of market gardeners and in private gardens the past seasons, and in each case carried off the palm of being absolutely the
'. earliest. With us in the far North it has always been a study to produce extremely early vegetables, such as will ripen and produce perfect fruit in a short
time. In our Earliest of All, a beautifully colored, finely flavored Tomato, we have one ripe in 78 days under general conditions, and in 65 days under special care,
stamping it the earliest of all sorts known. The size is medium, perfectly smooth, and of delightful color and quality. We could fill ten pages with testimonials
on this Earliest of All Tomato. Everybody who has tried it speaks of it only in highest praise. It cannot be excelled for earliness. It is ripe and sold at a high
price in the market long before other sorts begin to ripen. This fact alone makes it extremely valuable to market gardeners and private families.
Friend JeremiaJis experience repeats itself each season, in spite of the Protest of his i^ood wife Jane. Jeremiah insists on experimenting with other
seedsmen's earliest sorts, wMlO neighbor Gage knows when he has a good thing and sticks to Salaers Earliest of All Tomato — the earliest in the world.
I: ^"Salzer's Earliest of All is Positively the Greatest Tomato Novelty of the Century.-^
It is the only really first-class scarlet earliest Tomato in America to-day — by earliest we mean 6 to 18 days ahead of any and all other sorts! (We of course
except the Fifty Days the Earliest, because that is earlier). We have so wonderfully improved Salzer'8 Earliest of All TomatO, that it is way ahead in earli-
ness and quality as when first offered. Consequently it is with great pleasure that we offer our customers now a Tomato Of SUCh superlative merit in that one
feature, viz., earliness (which is really the most important quality of all, not alone to the market gardener, but the home gardener as well). We, of course,
anticipate an enormous demand for seed of Salzer's Earliest of All and Crimson Robe, so would advise all of our friends to favor us with early orders.
We have greatly improved it now. both in shape, yield, earliness and quality.
Prices of Earlie st of All Tomato: Pkg., 20c; 3 pkgs., 50c ; 7 pkgs., $1.00 ; Vi oz.. 35c: oz., 60c; li lb., $2.00; lb., $6.00.
Salzer's Crimson Robe^omato.
There is a war in the Tomato camp.
Salzer's Earliest of All and Salzer s
New Crimson Robe novelty are at • ar.
They are rivals. One is bright, shiny,
scarlet red; the other dec , crimson
purple One is ready for use, it says,
in 65 days, the other is crowding it in 68
days. There are thousands upon thou-
i>ands of market gardeners who will try
these two sorts side by side this year,
and there will be war to the knife be-
tween the two as to which will ripen the
(luickest, produce the most salable and
highest priced fruit. Salzer'8 Crim-
iion Robe is ready for the fray. It has
Kot stuff in it. The Tomato is meaty, |
beefy and solid, of excellent flavor,
splendid shipping qualities, and besides
this it is magnificent color, Crimson
purple. Salzer's Earliest of All is
o(iually ready for the battle and believes
tliat it can produce its bright scarlet,
lound, rich fruit in a shorter space of
time.
Crimson Robe is surely the earliest
of all crimson, purple colored vari.
eties. Price of Salzer's Crimson Robe:
!'kg., 20c; 3 pkgs., 50c; Vi oz., 35c; 1 oz.,
cJc; l4 lb., $2.00; 1 lb., $6.00.
Price of Crimson Robe Tomato: Package, 20c; % oz.. 35c: 1 oz.. 60c: K lb.,
1 pkg. each of these two rivals, 36c; % oz. each. 60c; 1 oz., each, $1.00.
OFOTHERI
$2.00.
SALZER'S SHIPPER'S DELIGHT.
For years there has been an inquiry for a Deep Purple, large, smooth, finely shaped, meaty Tomato for shipping and canning and market purposes; indeed, we
have had gardeners offer to pay us as high as $25.00 a pound for a Tomato answering this description. In our new Tomato, Salzer's Shipper's Delight, we have the
acme of perfection as a solid, deep. Purple TomatO. The fruits hang on in tremendous profusion, growing very large, and are very smooth, of beautiful, regular,
uniform shape, extremely solid and meaty, and possess a flavor that is simply superlative. It is one of the finest varieties for shipping purposes that we have ever
' en, ami we really think that it will at a bound become popular the world over as a deep purple market Tomato. Every market gardener, every trucker, every
u mer t^hipping or selling Tomatoes, will want this magnificent sort. It would be cheap at $100 a pound. Remember its deep purple color!
Price: Pkg., 20c; K oz., 30c; 1 oz., 66c; % lb., $1.60; 1 lb., $4.90.
OUR. $5,000,000 TOMATO.
l..f3^t?'"^Jf''i?^ ^M""^^* lost in a day; gigantic undertakings assume p and are carried out
before tiic set of sua. Uu'^c ship canals and ocean greyhounds sprnig up apparently like mushrooms to carry out tlie great ends of present human advancement
^^f'^u mn^''°w^ industries are daily occurring, and it seems now as easy for the great financiers to raise a million dollars as t was i i the d^ys of our b^^^^
to raise $10,000. \\e feel not IiJ.e moralizing to-day, but the present condition gives food for much thinking. Right along the line of colossal underta^^^^
gigantic combinations comes one in the vegetable kingdom that will startle, surprise and wonder you. It is coiossai unaertakings ana
OUR FIVE MILLION DOLLAR TOMATO.
peer, the superior, of any, all, yea, any and every sort or kind of Tomato known or grown to-day.
^. , ^ , LAUGHS AT DROUGHTS.
.,„J^r^fJ^^Y t^"^^^^,^^ introduced for years, has also the tremendous advan-
^S^nfS^^ l^l-r "^^^^"^^"^ -ather. No matter how dry or tot or wet the w Jathe; is. thfi^TVii^V^e?^^^^^^^^^^
more'i^iit-a W fTuil'T beftL'^V'ruit?^''^^^^^ ^^^^^ -.^-^l^ — ^alf to two-thirds
fruit produced by Salzc
is another reason for naming snnie the $5,1)00,000 Tomato. Price: Pkg,
the kind of fruit produced by-Sa.zcr:-s$5,000^&
, 20
TojWlKIo^*
c; 3 pkgs., 5Qc; % oz. seed. 35c; '4 oz., 66c; 1 oz., $1.10; % l b.. $4.00; lb., $15.00.
TOMATOES, EARLIEST PEEP O'DAY.
Here we have the earliest Tomato on earth.
Yes, even earlier than Salzer's Earliest of AIL Some
is difference in ripening, but for its
Fruit, for its meaty, beefy quality, tor
a^ead of eyerythmg else in earhness and in quality. We know that 4verybodv iivi^cr «!t „
of our gr9wers, however, claim that there is only a few seconds
uniform sTze. for beauty of shaife. for abundance and richness of frt
Its dehyhtful color and extreme earlincss we know of no Tomatc
a trial
on earth.
SPARKS' EARLIANA.
This Tomato is not only remarkable for its earliness but also for its very large size, handsome shape
and bright red color. Its solidity and fine quality are quite equal to the best medium and late sorts. '
From less than 4,000 hills the originator realized from his first pickings $725.00 clear of freight and com
mission, being in the market fully a week before all others.
Pkg., lOc; Vt oz., 35c ; oz., 60c; 2oz., $1.00; M lb., $1.75; lb., $6.50.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. SEEDS AND TOOLS. LA CROSSE, WIS.
68
LOGAN'S
GIANT
TOMATO.
Logan's Giant is without ques-
tion one of the great Tomatoes of
to-day. Of it a grower says:
The Largest, Most Solid,
Most Productive, Best
Quality Tomato.
These few words describe this
great Tomato. Others claim won-
derful properties, offer prizes to induce
big reports, but our Logan Giant
Seedling comes out victorious every
time. If you think you have tried the
largest Tomato, try this one now, and
you will sec tliat you did not have the
largest and best heretofore. It is not
only a new variety, but we claim for
it in point of productiveness, size of
fruit, exquisite quality and flavor, as
well as early ripening, the best To-
mato extar.t. They grow to weigh
over 3 pounds each and attain the
enormous circumference of 2 feet.
This Tomato is not like many others,
one-third seeds and water. They arc
r a great solid ball of tender, delicious
meat, with very few seeds. They have fre-
quently sold at 15c each in competition with
other kinds at 35c per bushel. If the vines are
trained on a support they Will grow 5 to 10 feet high
and be loaded with the finest fruit you ever placed
your eyes on.
Price: Pkg-. 20c ; 3 pkgfl., 50c; % oz ., 76c; oz., $1.25.
SALZER'S BOUNTIFUL TOMATO.
, The following clipping from a long letter from
Mr. John C. Getnau, of Polk county, I-londa, v.i
which he makes the strong assertion of having
OVER 1,837 BUSHELS PER ACM
jof Salzer's Bountiful Tomatoes, will be of tre-
mendous interest to all market gardeners and
Srowers of this luscious fruit:
"Dear Mr. Salzcr: You want to know how I
originated hmv^I^gre^^^^^j^g
of Salzer*s Bountiful Tomato per acre. I will tell
you. You will remember three years ago I bought
one ounce of Salzer's Crimson Whirlwind Tomato
from you. In it I found a chance seedling stand-
ing alone among them, upright, strong, early
blooming, quick bearing, extremely vigorous in
growth, viaoious ia bloom and a quick tomato
setter. From tliat plant I saved seed, and next
spring planted a good acreage. You will remem-
ber that I offered you then this novelty, and that
you purchased same from me at my price; you
also will remember that you wrote me, asking
iwhether I could grow 1,500 bushels of Salzer s
Bountiful Tomatoes per acre and I answered that
I could, and even better tlian that, and I am pror. .
to report that I grew
••1,837 BUSHELS PER ACRE.'*
OMCTOES
:OHlACBE
tr^n ihom mv secret Now. to save t ncm inese letters, auvi as j. i^^^^^j^^^^ ...^
. I. . ^ ...J the most bountiful producer on earth. .'^°ZL„AllVi rZlinted them into a bed, settini
^rtoSaJzer-rDoun^^
Tomato: I sowed the seed early and very thickly m a Y,^™^°;>«* j,^ of llavel These plants I kept growing,
each Dlant 4 inches apart, and planted them deep, fully covering t le "^st p-ir oi i>^ayc».
tatcooUTo they produced plants as thick as my 'i^jl* hallfn^on^^sam^^^^^^ manure.
"lo the previous fall I prepared my two-year-old clover so\l f « In the spring before
plowS thi? in deep. My soil is a rich loam ^li""* ,°"t;'^L'^ '?"^ted m^ows. runni:°s north and south, placing the :
Slanting I plowed four inches deep, then harrowed carefully and P'f"*'A"n„„t In this way I placed over some 2,£00
plants thre? and one-fourth feet apart in the ro^^f^i^fj^^l^^^l bImboo^?a^ks^ix fcetliighfand kept the plants care-
more, making in all an average of forty pounds to the Plan^,^r ^ ^ BUSHELS FROM ONE ACRE.
^^kS^^ ^lt.''r^^eTJlr^\'^&^^^^ IKelsVr^cre). The last pickings were in a green state, wrapping
£ up in paper, where they ripened ^^1^ '"/.S™ canYe°p"ked in almost a green state and shipped and will ripen en route. It is a soUd. fine, splendid Tomato.
.Tl!;rTomatoha_stheremar^^^^^^^^
and will give tremendous satisfaction
' ijy bUV bAi^ZliK'b NUKIHEXN GROWN bJtJtUS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES
CRIMSON WHIRLWIND TOMATO.
" WELL, WELL I"
Said Father McElroy, a Connecticnt Yankee,
who emigrrated to Wisconsin fifty years ag:o,
**ot all the Tomatoes, and I have grrown more
than 60 different varieties, I like Salzer's
Drimson Whirlwind the best!"
A Drouth Resister.
Another remarkable
fact regrardingr this To-
mato, in which it dif-
fers from any other
variety that we know
of. is, that it with-
stands drouth and
dry weather in a
remarkable degree.
It does not seem to
care and is indiffer-
ent as to rain, as it
sinks its roots
deeply and draws
its nourishment and
moisture from below.
For this reason, if for
no other, it should
have a tremendous
planting all over the
United States, as there are
many sections where To-
matoes, on account of the ex
treme drouth,do not do well.but
the 1900 will be a boon to such
planters, as drouth does not seem to
affect it whatsoever. Thousands of
customers praise it without stint. Thou
sands of planters say that they made five
times more money out of this sort than of any
Other sort planted. iai>Tnv . — — w
/oniJ^/PI ™E GREAT CEIM80N WHIRLWIND (1900 TOMATO):
this splendid testimonial from O. G. Bishop, Pontiac,
Mich.— "As regards the extreme earliness of the Tomato,
on April 18th last my Dwarf Champion and Improved
Stone Tomato Plants had already been transplanted
— » the seed of your 1900 Tomato reached me. I
planted same in flats at once and every
seed came. Their erowth from the
first was astonishing:. It was so
rapid that they M ere ready to be
transplanted iu season and re-
ceived the same care that
other varieties did, but with
the remarkable result
that tliey fruited 4 days
ahead of the Dwarf
Cliampion and 12 days
ahead of tlie Improved
Stone. Please bear in
mind tliat these lat-
ter were larg:e tranS'
planted plants oi
the day wlien tlic
seed of tlie 190C
was planted. The
fruit of the 1900
is of fine color,
very large and
regular, in fact,
all tliat could bo
desired. Another
quality I wish to
mention, which
Increases its yield,
is its ability to re-
sist drouth and
not rot. The Im-
proved Stone are
now already rottincr,
but the 1900 is giv-
ingr me fine, large, de-
licious fruit. I shall
plant it very largely
next year."
HON. ROBT CALVERT.
- S, Surveyor of Customs—
Combmes more superb quali-
ties than any other sort I have
ever seen- have never before grown
lomato of such richness and such
Deety, meaty quality and of such superior
iTice. facicage. 20c, lo packages. $1.60; H oz. seed. 60c; 1 oz. seed. 90c; % lb., $3.60; lb., $7.60.
SALZER'S GIANT TREE TOMATO.
We wish you could have seen a long trellis of Balzei 'a Giant Tree To-
iMto at La Crosse the post summer. It was a eight worth oomini? miles
to see. There they stood, regular giant trees, tea feet tall, with a hun-
flred pounds or more of great, giant, luscious Tomatoes haii^injr on each
fine. That was a sight; and such magnificent Tomatoec, too?
Well, sir, we hare
seen the Salzer Giant
Tree Tomato, grown
for exhibition pur-
poses, 15 feet tall I
Regular climbing
trees. It is really a
remarkable Tomato;
remarkable in size
remarkable for its ex*
cellent quality and
remarkable that it
should grow like a
tree. We have seen
fruit on a plant 8 feet
tall, way out of reach
of chickens, duck4,
dogR, wet, soft weath-
er, etc., etc., weigh-
infir 3^ poands,of
a most delightful
quality, round, rich,
luscious. Why, sir,
fruit of Salzer's Giant
Tree Tomato six
inches in diameter
and weigh in g SH
pounds is not nncom-
men, and such Toma-
toes! Fit for kings.
Luscious, meaty in
the extreme.
Read this clipping
from the Florida Tele-
graph,
Something New
in Tomatoes.
Edxtob Telegbaph^-I have a wonder in the shape of Tomatoes of the
lalzer Giant Tree variety. They grew in my garden seven feet high, and
> tree has tomatoes not yet ripe that are four and one-half inches in
liameter. These trees have stood the drouth of this season well and did
lot have their growth checked; neither dry nor wet weather hurts this
omato. I believe it will grow ten feet high and have fruit six inches in
iameter. This variety can be planted four feet apart each way,
vhich will give 2735 plants to the acre, and they will pro-
luce one bushel to the plant. Just think of crathering^ 3^25
>ushels of tomatoes off of one acre of land. I think you will agree
rith me when I say it is a wonder. I have no seed to sell or any money to
lake, bat I have the tomato in my garden for all to see. I have the inter-
st of the farmers of the oonnty at heart when I get anything that will
eneflt them, and I let them know this so that they can profit thereby.
Lake Butler, Fla., June 27, 1904. Yours truly. D. O. OHASE, Jb.
Directions How to Orow Tree Tomatoes on each package of seed,
^rlce of Salzer*A Giant Tree Tomato: Pkg:., SOc; 8 pkgs,,
50c; HOZ; 60c; oz., $1.00.
THE MORNING STAR.
The Morning Star is a giant among Tomatoes
Thousands of our patrons say this is tbo largest
Tomato they have ever seen. They praise the
quality, which is delicious in the extreme; they
marvel at their size, their perfection of form, and
thoir enormous productiveness. Specimen Toma.
toes weighed as high as iH lbs., while the averape
weight reported was more than 13 ounces. The
fruit ripens evenly, color is brilliant red. with
very solid flesh of delicious flavor.
Pke., 20c; 2 pksrs., SOc; K oz., 40c;
oz., rsc; I bM^.OO; lb., S7 .50.
CRIMSON CUSHION TOMATO.
manspiei^d's improved tree tomato.
The first Tree Tomato was introduced by
Mr. Mansfield. Since then he has kept on
improving and so have other seedsmen, and
to-day we offer for the first time Mansfield's
Improved Tree Tomato. We have seen this
Tomato grow 13 feet high supported by trel-
lises, and bear 150 lbs. of f rait per vine. The
froit is large, meaty, jaioy, with but few
kernels of seed. It is o&o of ths greatest
rarities ever offered.
Price: Pkg:., 20o; 3 Pkes., 60o;
H oz., 91.00; 1 oz., 92.00.
Mixed Tomato Seed.
A big package of all Tomato sorts known
to us mixed in fine sorts, colors
Splencf-
kinds.
Price: Pk^r.* 15c; ^ oz., ffOc.
, colors, shapes, etc.
Splendid way to try dozens of diflersnt
A new race of Tomatoes, of very large, uniform
size, smooth as an apple, very prolific, very long
bearing, an excellent keeper and of the finest
qualitv. Has deep red crimson colored flesh, ex-
tremely thick and juicy, and but few seeds. It is
one of the finest Tomatoes offered for years.
Pkg., 10c; oz., 80c; K lb., |1.00.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S tAf AL6^UE W PLAN'l'y, yELDK A^U lUULb, LA LKUSbh, Wlb.
50-DAY THE EARLIEST TOMATO.
Ab long as we can remember, there has never appeared a home-grown Tomato
in our market earlier than Salzer's. Indeed, our Tomatoes have always
been from 10 to 25 days ahead of other growers', excepting, of course, when they used
Salzer's earliest varieties. When market gardening, we always made our money on
earliest Tomatoes, Cabbage. Radishes. Onions. Melons, Peas and Corn. Now in this
50-Day the Earliest Tomato, we have something that is always ahead of Earliest of
All. and that is saying a great deal. It was purchased from a gardener wiio
strated that his Tomato was earlier than our Earliest of All. Think of paying $1.00
per kernel for 600 kernels. We distributed a few of these kernels to our cus-
tomers who took great delight in same, and without exception praised theni as the
very earliest known. Our Earliest of All must take a back seat, for this 50-Day the
Earliest is really earlier; indeed, it's the earliest 'lj:i"iato on earth
Price: Pkg.. 26c; H oz., 60c; oz., $1.00; ^ lb.. $3.00.
SALZER'S LA CROSSE SEEDLING TOMATO.
In 1889, on trial grounds
(where the year before we had
tested many different Tomato
Seeds), we discovered standing
alone, upright and strong,
heavily laden with rich, round
reddish tinted fruit, a Tomato
hill of unusual appearance and
low-growing habit. As it was a
chance seedling we thought no-
thing of it that its luscious fruit
should ripen by July 15th. But
the following year, when on a
patch of over two acres the
ripeningfruit appeared the first
week in July, of' unusual size,
verv handsome appearance
and delicious flavor, fit for a
king, our surprise and pleasure
were great. On its extra strong
stalks the fruit hangs thickly
and closely, and 4.000 plants
can be placed to the acre.
Price: Pkg.. 16c: % oz., 30c;
oz., 60c: 'A lb., $1.60; 1.1b.,
$4.60. ^
NEW TOMATO-SALZER'S GOLDEN GLORY.
For many years there has been an Inquiry for a first-class
yellow Tomato, in every respect an equal to the many splendid
red varieties that are grown, and in our efforts to produce same
we have tested every possible variety known. We now offer in
Golden Glory what we believe to be by all odds the finest yellow
Tomato grown. We know that it will do credit in every respect
to its g-olden name and that it will at once leap into popularity;
for we know that its excellent quality, its fine grain, its lus-
ciousness, its large yield, and Its powder to withstand rot, will
give it a place at once in every market gardener's field and in
k "V? every city garden.
. Friends
Say.
Mrs. Russell, Mich.
"Oolden Qlory pleased
us very much. They
are beauties.*^
Mrs. Brose. N. Y.
"Golden Glory were my
constant delight."
It is a variety of Pre-
eminent merit, of good
Bubstarice and especially
excellent for slicing, the
handsome yellow slices
makingr a beautiful con-
trast with the red To-
mato.
Price of Golden
Gl orv Tomato:
Pkg., 20c; 3 pkgB.,
60c; Vi oz., 40c; oz.,
SALZER'8 GOLDEN GLOHV , PKG , 20C. 75C.
Price of Ferris Wheel: Pkg., 20c; oz., 60c; oz., $1.00; M lb., $3.60.
SALZER'S FERRIS WHEEL TOMATO.
Tomatoes of this monster, this leviathan, this giant, have
been grown weighing 6 lbs. and measuring almost 2 feet
in circumference. We studied for an appropriate
name and finally concluded to name it Ferris Wheel
Tomato, in honor of one of the greatest in-
ventions of the age. This Tomato possesses
every good quality to be found in a Tomato.
The vines are strong and vigorous and easily
bear their enormous weight of fruit, and
when we come to giant size, weight, solidity,
no other Tomato begins to approach it.
I. J. Schaeffer, Vtw Mahoning, Pa., says:
"Salzers Ferris Wheel Tomatoes are immense.
I raised them weighing SH lbs. I sold them at
\oc a basket : other farmers sold their kinds at
20c a basket. Salzer's Tomatoes brought 100
per cent, more.''
W. W. Locher, New Castle, Pa., says: 'Tor
the past eight years I have been a Tomato
specialist. I have tried every known variety,
and I want to say that I unhesitatingly and
unqualifiedly pronounce Salzer's Perris Wheel
in all particulars the finest Tomato I have
ever grown or tested. It is the moet prolific,
the finest flavored, the most solid and beau
tifulofthem all. It is a very early, a fine
medium and a splendid late Tomato. It's an
ever-bearer."
Price of Ferris Wheel: Pkg., 20c: 3 for 60c;
H oz., 60c; oz.. $1.00; 341b., $3.60; lb.. $10.00.
BARGAIN TOMATOES. (See Page 6.) ^
Package. Ounce. H Pound. Pound.
ZarlyRed 4c $0.15 90.45 »1.»5
Medium Early Red 4c .15 .45 1.85
Late Red 4c .15 .45 1.35
Yellow 4c .15 .15 1.35
The Great Ponderosa Tomato.
Mr. Henderson praises this sky-high, and it is a really good, first-class
Tomato, of rare quality, beautiful shape, form, size and flavor. Hender-
son calls it The Grower's Pride, Massive. Ponderous, etc.
Price: Pkg., 10c; oz., 40c; li lb.. $1.60; lb., $4.00.
1 BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
Strawberry or Winter
Cherry.
In great demand. The delight of the
children, who eat this healthy, hneiy
flavored, luscious fruit with great
relish. Prepared as preserves, they
are unequaled as to delicacy of flavor.
Splendid for pies and cakes. Pkg.,
lOc; oz.. 25c; oz., 40c; lb.. $4.00.
Improved Peach Tomato.
Skin and flavor and shape of fruit resemble a peach. It is a beautiful Tomato, of
magnificent quality, and is sure to give great satisfaction. Everybody is delighted with
same. Pkg., 10c; Y2 oz., 25c; 1 oz.. 40c; J4 lb., $1.00.
f Sumatra Fig Tomato.
A great novelty; when dried resembles and tastes like figs. Full directions how to
^ make figs out of this Tomato with each package. Pkg., 20c; oz., 50c.
Perfect Gem Tomato.
Thousands upon thousands of
pleased patrons pronounce this the
finest and best Tomato ever grown.
-T Ti-i n Color, rich dark red. Remarkably
^ solid, smooth and ripens evenly. It
I j9^ShBH^^^mR^^Bvv9b«S almost an ever-bearing Tomato,
bearing until killed by frost. It is
^ ^ good shipper, does not crack, an
6 W^^H^HHHKi^^HHiBy enormous yielder ( 80 lbs. from
one 7in9) and of the most deli-
cious flavor. Pkg., 10c; V2 oz., 25c;
oz.,40c; Ya, lb.. $1.25; lb.. $3.00.
7
New
Tomatoes.
1. Enormous.
2. Magnus.
3. Combination.
4. Trucker's Favorite.
5. Burpee's Matchless.
6. Fordhook.
7. Honor Bright
Price of each sort:
Pkg., lOc; 1 oz., 30c;
lb., $1.00.
Royal Red— A splendid sort, of fine
quality. Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c; ]A lb., 60c.
Golden Dome— A golden Tomato, fine
for slicing. Pkg., 20c; oz., 50c.
Cardinal— Color brilliant cardinal
red. ripens uniformly: very heavy and
productive. Pkg., 5c; oz., 25c; Ya lb., 75c.
Dwarf Champion— Well known.
Pkg., 5c; oz., 25c; Ya lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
Red Currant.
Very fine for exhibition or to eat
raw, as they are as small as a Red
Cherry Currant. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c.
Yellow Pear— Very delicious
for pickles or preserves, especially
the latter. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c.
Livingston's Beauty- Color,
glaring crimson. Ripens evenly,
is smooth, tough and an excellent
shipper. Pkg., 5c; oz., 25c; Ya lb.,
75c. lb.. $2.50.
YELLOW PE.\R.
Mixed Tomato Seed.
A big package of all Tomato sorts known to us mixed in fine sorts, colors, shapes, etc.
Splendid way to try dozens of different kinds. Price: Pkg., 15c; Yi oz., 50c.
One Hundred Day Tomato— One of the earliest. Pkg..
5c; oz., 25c; Y> lb., 75c.
Turner' s Hybrid— A large Tomato. Pkg., Sc; oz., 25c
Mikado— Similar to above. Pkg., 5c; oz., 25c.
Lorillard— Very early. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c.
Atlantic Prize— Karly. Pkg., 5c; oz., 25c.
Favorite— Is of fine form, excellent flavor, dark red.
Pkg., 5c; oz., 25c; Ya lb., 75c.
Conqueror— For years the best early variety, Pkg., Sc;
oz., 25c; Ya lb., 75c.
General Grant— Very popular; red color; early. Pkg..
5c; oz., 25c; Ya lb., 75c.
Volunteer Tomato— Bright red color; weighs from 6 to
10 ounces; flavor is remark-
ably pleasant; the pulp and side
walls are firm. Pkg., 5c; oz.,
25c; Ya lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
Early Mayflower— One of
the quickest ripening, glossy
red Tomatoes. Pkg., 5c; oz.,
25c; Ya lb., 75c.
Tropliy— The standard for
size, solidity and smoothness;
largely grown in the East.
Pkg., 5c; oz., 25c; Ya lb., 75c.
Paragon— One of the largest
round Tomatoes in cultivation. _ „ , _ .
Acme— Purplish red, always smooth and perfect. One of
the best Tomatoes for all purposes. Early. Pkg., 5c; oz.,
25c; Ya lb., 75c; lb., $2.50.
Pkg., 5c; oz., 25c; Ya lb., 7Sc.
PIEPLANT— Earliest Sweet.
A novelty. Red stems, very juicy
and very sweet. Much sweeter than
the common
kinds. It's
a great
novelty and
the demand
for same is
V ery large.
Pkg., 10c:
oz., 35c; Ya
lb., $1.25; lb.,
$3.75.
EARUEST SWEET.
Salzer's Giant— Very large, pro-
duces Pieplant the second year after
sowing. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c; Ya lb., 75c;
RHUBARB. lb., $2.50. —
, Lineas Rhubarb— A variety of Rhubarb that is in
great demand, and is largely sold in the Eiast. Pkg ,
1 6c; oz., 15c; Ya lb., 5 0c; lb.. $1 50, po stpaid.
RHUBARB ROOTS-SeePage 30.
^ 3 for 30c ; 0 for 50c; 12 for 75c, postpaid.
RHUBARB.
BARB
||ant;
SALZER'S ROYAL
MONARCH.
Colossal stalks, frequently
three to four feet long, and
three inches in diameter, and of
a superlative quality. No other
Rhubarb or Pieplant can equal
this Royal Monarch in quality,
in yield, in richness and earli-
ness for so giant a sort. It's
the greatest Rhubarb we have
ever seen, and by all odds the
best to grow for home or mar-
ket use. It's very rich, spicy,
juicy and of magnificent qual-
ity. The money maker FOR
THE MARKET GAiiDENERI
We have gardeners selling
$100.00 worth from less than a
quarter of an acre. The stems
are so juicy, so heavy, so fine.
They are in great demand
everywhere.
Price: Pkg., 15c; J^oz., 25c:
oz., 40c; Ya lb., $1.50; lb., $4.0().
PUMPKINS AND SQUASH.
It is a fact well known to market gardeners, that Northern grown Pumpkin, Squash, Melon, Cucumber, Cabbage and Onion Seed are worth 50 per cent, more for
4arge yields and for earliness than Eastern stock. Sweet Potato Pumpkin— Dry-grained, white and brittle, and of delicious
Sweet Potato taste. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; Ya lb., 30c; Y2 lb., 55c; lb., $1.00.
Large Cbeese— This is a magnificent Pumpkin and is a tremendous yielder.
Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; Ya lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid; 5 lbs. or more by express 40c per lb.
Connecticut Field— A standard well-known field sort to be grown with corn.
Pkg., 5c; oz^ 10c; Ya lb., 15c; lb., 40c; by express, 10 lbs. or more, 25c per lb.
Sugar Pumpkin— A splendid Pumpkin; large, handsome; excellent for pies.
Pkg^ 5c; oz., 10c; Ya lb., 20c; lb., 60c; by express. 5 lbs. or more, 50c per lb.
Cusnaw— Well-known. Oz., 10c; lb., 65c.
Mammoth Potiron— A giant Pumpkin. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c;
Ya lb., 50c; lb., $1.50.
Golden Oblong— A well-known sort. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; Ya lb.,
20c; lb., 60c. ■ ,
New Japanese Pie Pumpkin.
The flesh is very thick, and of a rich salmon color, nearly solid,
the seed cavity being very small in one end of the Pumpkin; unusual-
ly fine grained, dry and sweet, having much the same taste and
appearance as sweet potatoes, making pics as rich without eggs as
other varieties do with. Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; Ya lb., 40c; lb., $1.25.
MIXED PUMPKIN SEED: Pkg., 10c; OZ.,
K lb., 20c; % ID., 35c; 1^., 45c; 10 lbs., $3.50.
BARGAIN PUMPKINS— See page 5.
Package, Ounce. )i Pound. Pound.
Small Variety 3c 6c 10c $0.35
Large Variety 8c "5c 10c .36
Salzer's Mammoth lOC 20C 75c 2.26
BARGAIN SQUASH— See page 5.
- Package. Ounce. Y^ Pound. Pound.
White Summer Variety 3C 5c 16c 60C
Yellow Summer Variety 3c 5c 16c 60c
Fall Variety 3C 5c 16c 60C
Winter Variety 3c 5c 16c fiOo
A " PRIZE CONTEST."
Here we have a Squash and a Pumpkin that for giant size can't be
beat. We would like to see a Squash grown "bigger" than a Pumpkin.
Which of the boys will do it and win the prize? $10.00 to the person
growing the largest Pumpkin and $10.00 to the person growing the largest
Squash. That is $20.00 you can make by growing a big Squash and
Pumpkin.
Squash — Great Chili.
-ntKn This is the Squash that is to beat the
'^ow*/ Pun^Pkin and where is the boy who
will raise the biggest Squash known?
L.v!!>e:Et3 The largest last season weighed but
278 lbs. Boys
and girls alike
compete for
the prizes,
Pkg.,10c;oz.,
20c; % lb.,
76c:lb..$2.25.
Salzer's
Mammoth
Pumpkin.
The heaviest
last year weighed 280 lbs. Just think of a field
of these giants! It is the great prize-taker at
fairs, etc. Give the boys and girls a chance
f rowing them. $10.00 to the one growing the
argest. Pkg., lOc; oz., 20c; % lb., 76c; lb.,
$2.20.
SALZER S MAMMOTH PUMPKIN.
Pkg.. 10c: oz.. 20c: lb.. S2.20.
GREAT CHILI SQUASH.
Pkg., 10c;oz., 20c.
THE YANKEE PIE PUMPKIN.
A splendid Pumpkin
We are sure that nc
Pumpkin ever intro
duced has given more
genuine pleasure tc
our customers thar
this Yankee Pie. Tht
Pumpkin is not large
but it is of a delightfu
quality, just the quality
to make excellent pies
such good, old fash
ioned Pumpkin pies a::
"mother used to
make." We know you
will like them and know this variety will give you great satisfaction It is
extremely early, remarkably prolific, yielding 6 to 12 medium-sized Pump
kins to a vine, of great excellence: flesh very thick, fine-grained, sweet,
sugary, and of splendid quality for pies. It is the earliest pie Pumpkin
we know of, and the best. . ^ ^
Pkg., 10c; 02., 15c; ^ lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 5 lbs.. $6.00.
Winter Luxury.
This we recommend as one of the best pie Pumpkins; an excellent
keeper and enormously productive. It is very finely netted, and in color
is a golden russet. Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c; 54 lb., 60c; lb., $1.50.
Mixed Pumpkin Seed.
Lots and lots of Pumpkin seed. Mixed, all sorts-^and kinds>
10c; oz., 15c: H lb., 20c; % lb., 35c; lb., 45c; 10 lbs., $3.50.
SQUASH SORTS.
I SALZER'S H UBBARD. *^THE HuBBAR^^^^^ of your dream s"
SALZER'S IMPROVED HUBBARD SQUASH.
Clear the track! Here is the winner of every Squash raised for profit and quality. Our Improved
Hubbard Squash is the great Winter Squash of the century. It is the Squash that has made several
Market Gardeners rich to our knowledge. There is fabulous money in 10 to 20 acres of this grand
Squash. Our Improved Hubbard is a careful selection of only the finest, most perfect fruit, and the
result is uniform shape and size.
$150.00 Per Acre.
It's an easy matter, during a good season, to take in $150.00 an acre from this famous Squash.
It's a quick seller the world over. The fine, large, solid, splendid Squash sell or go like hot cakes!
The Hubbard is unquestionably the very best Winter Squash grown. Upwards of 16,000 lbs. have
been grown on an acre. The fruit is large, dry, fine-grained; flesh of excellent quality, and among all
Squash the best keeper. A package furnishes enough for family use.
Price, pkg., 10c; oz., 15c ; H lb., 25c; lb.. 46c; lb., 80c; 5 lbs, (sutaclent for one acre) $3.75.
GOLDEN HUBBARD.
The heavily warted skin is of a ricf
orange-yellow, turning to deep sal
mon-red when ripened. It is equaib
as productive and fine in quality as th(
original Hubbard Squash. Per pkg.
lOc; oz., 15c; M lb., 40c ; per lb., $1.00
WARTED HUBBARD.
This is similar in size and quality t(
the well-known Hubbard, while tlu
large dark olive-green fruits are mort
heavily warted. Per pkg., 5c; oz., 16c
2 oz., 25c; Ya lb., 35c; per lb., $1.00
postpaid.
PRICE OF THE FOLLOWING NINE SQUASHES: Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; H lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
1. Bay State-Color of skin blue-green; flesh deep bright golden
yellow. ^ , .
2. Mammoth Bush— An excellent large strain. Creamy white
and average double size; a prolific bearer. A splendid variety
for southern shippers. , . . ,
3. Fordhook— A bright yellow winter variety. The flesh is dry
and sweet. Keeps sound until spring. Rapid, strong grower.
Thick meat. . . ^, , , , ...
4. Marblehead— Flesh of lighter color than the Hubbard, while
its combination of sweetness, dryness and delicious flavor are
really remarkable. . , « j j
6. Essex Hybrid— A fine-grained, sweet, rich-flavored, good-
keeping sort.
6. Boston Marrow— Fine, yellow, for fall use. Pkg., 5c; oz.. 15c.
7. Golden Custard— Makes pies richer than common custard. I 9. Perfect Gem-Fine for summer and winter.
8. Pike's Peak— Splendid keeper. Its flesh is solid, thick, sweet. I with fine grained flesh.
IKPR.AA^B\gK£AD^
Creamy,
THE FAXON.
Dunlap's Early Prolific.
No variety can compete with It for earliness.
Its color is a brilliant orange red, quality excel-
lent; a good keeper. Pkg., lOc; oz., I6c; Va lb..
30c; lb., 95c.
The Faxon Squash.
Can be used as very early, as medium and late,
as it keeps all winter. Flesh deep orange yellow.
Pkg., 10c; oz.. 16c; M lb.. 40c: lb.. $1 10. postpaid.
Pricf- of th^ following 4 Squash sorts: Pkg.. 5c; oz.. 10c: % lb., 26c; lb.. 90c.
1. White Bush— Scalloped, early summer. The earliest.
2. Yellow Busb— Scalloped, early summer.
3. Yellow Crook Neck-Standard early. . « ^ *
4. Pineapple— This new variety has both skin and flesh of ft pure creamy-
white color, good quality, flesh very thick.
Mixed Pumpkin Seed.
Lots and lots of Pumpkin seed. Mixed, all sorts and kinds.
15c; % lb.. 20c; % lb., 35c; lb., 45c ; 10 lbs.. $3.50.
Pkg.. 10c; ox.,
MIXED SQUASH SEED.
Here we have hi
it! Allof our Squasl
varieties and man}
more sorts we hav.
mixed and put up ii
large packages
"We find this mix
ture very popular
and after you se
the great man:
sorts in all shapes' ,
varieties, s t y 1 e s ! .
oblong or roundi
flat or long, green
yellow creamy
dark— yes, in end
less colors an»
sorts— growing, you can from these select the sorts bes
adapted to your soil and climate. Large pkg., 10c; oz., X5c
K lb., 25c; lb., 80c; 5 lbs., $3.50.
BU 1 5> [\UR IHiLRM URUWN bJbLJiUS, ABbUUU lliLV 1 HiL Blibl i*\JK ALU bUlLb AiNU L^LllVltb.
SPINACH.
fl6PIKAQH,6ALJLFCs SAVOr, 1
IDOUBl&mYiElD oF OTHER SORTSFfeBACRT.
SALZER'S SAVOY SPINACH,
This is the best spring, summer and fall Spinach we know of. It is
very hardy, grows quickly and refuses to seed to a remarkable de-
gree. It is grown now by thousands of Spinach growers.
$140.60 FROM ONE ACRE.
Last September I planted an acre to your Salzer*s Savoy Spinach.
I covered with coarse straw and this spring sold $140.60 worth
of the finest Spinach you ever saw.
June 24. K. G. Clugas, Kansas City, Mo.
Price by mail; Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; Hlb., 25c; lb., 65c. By express:
l.b.. 5Dc; 10 lbs., $4.00.
BARGAIN SPINACH.
Pkg.
Early Variety 3c
Summer Variety 3c
Fall Variety 3c
Winter Variety 3c
(See also page 5.)
By express
Oz. J4 lb. Lb. 5 lbs. 10 lbs.
5c 8c 28c 75c $1.30
5c 8c 28c 75c 1.30
5c 8c 28c 75c 1.30
5c 8c 28c 75c 1.30
For early srning crop sow in September and cover with coarse straw in winter; for
summer use sow in early spring successively until July.
NEW VICTORIA SPINACH.
This new variety is distinguished for its exceed-
ingly dark green color, and also for its very long
standing qualities, being from two to three weeks
later than the ordinary * long standing.'* The leaves
are thick and spread out flat upon the ground. Pkg.,
5c: oz., 10c; 'A lb., 15c; lb., 35c; by exp ress, lb., 25c.
Round Summer— The finest round summer va-
riety, tender and sweet, largely grown. Pkg., 5c;
oz^lOc; '4 lb., 12c; lb., 30c; by express, 10 lbs., $2.75.
Winter Prickly— A splendid fall and winter
sort. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; H lb., 12c; lb., 30c.
Long Standing— Stands long before running to nbw victoria
seed, valuable on this account. Tender and sweet. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; H lb., 12c; lb., 30c; by
express, 10 lbs., $2./5. .
Above sorts in 25 lb. lots, at 15c p er lb.
NEW
ZEALAND.
(Tetragonia
expansa.)
This is not a
Spinach of the or-
dinary type, but
a plant of branch-
ing growth. The
stems and leaves
ar3 soft, thick
fleahy and of a
crystalline a p -
pearance. Start-
ed early in the
spring, the plants
will resist heat new t.ealanu.
and make a strong growth during the summer. The young branches and leaves can be gath-
ered at any time and pr epared like Spinach. Pkg.. 10c; OZ.. 15c; ^ lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
MOUNTAIN SPINACH. (Ozark.)
When once sown, this reseeds itself for years and furnishes tremendous quantities of a rich
K??^_sP^"?c"-^»'^e vegetable. Immensely popular in Europe. In Germany it is known as
It is extremely early and very fine. Pkg., 7c: oz., 10c; M lb., 20c; lb., 6uc, postpaid.
lelden.
RUTABAGAS.
f'^r^f,!^™"^.!!!^^ and Turnip seeds enjoy an enormous sale on account of the sweet, juicy product of their crops. It will pay you to pay 'Oc to 50c a ooun^
for our seed than such as you buy in stores. Our seeds produce big crops of fine, sweet, juicy, rich Rutabagas.
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN RUTABAGA.
1 more
A new yellow Rutabaga of excellent qualities, enormous cropper, gplendid for
stock. The finest and largest of all; sweet, Juicy, ricb. It outyields such sorts as
youbuyinliardwarestores, etc., three to one! It is the best Rutabaga for the
farm for big crops of Juicy Rutabagas in the world. No mistake, either! A mag-
niflcent Rutabaga, either for house use or for feeding to stock. Indeed, it has no
superior anywhere In richness, yield and quality. *"uccu, u»» uu
John France. Eugene, Oregon: "I sowed one acre to Salzer's Mammoth Russian Rutabaga.
1 used one pound of seed and cropped 1127 bushels finest Rutabagas I ever saw."
George Elliott, LeSueur Co., Minn.: "From lb. Salzer's Mammoth Russian Rutabaga I
sold 61/ bushels, and had plenty for my own use besides."
James English. Washington Co., Idaho: "I sowed ^/i lb. of Salzer's Mammoth Russian
Rutabaga seed and sold over $150.00 worth of the finest Rutabagas. I received $150.00 for seed
which cost me but 25 cents."
PRICE OF MAMMOTH RUSSIAN RUTABAGA.
15c; H lb. ^ 26c; lb., 65c, postpaid. By express.pkg.. 10c: oz. 16c*
or more, 30c a lb.
Pkg., 10c; oz., ^
lb., 65c; 10 lbs., $5.00; 60 lbs
1,000 Bushels
Per Acre
On All Soils.
Greatest
Rutabaga
of the
Century.
Pitg.. lOc; oz., 15c., ^ lb„. 25c; lb., 65c, postpaid.
BARGAIN RUTABAGAS. (See also page 6.)
White Rutabaga Sorts [ 2yS:' 5c * lol!''
Summer Sorts 2}^c 5c lOc "
Winter Sorts 2^c 5c 10c
Mixed Rutabaga 10c 15c 20c
Rutabagas by express— lb., 24c; ^ lbs., rOe; 10 lbs., $2.00.
Lb.
28c
28c
28c
38g
NEW RUTABAGA. All Gold.
Probably the verv finest of Turnip Rutabagas for
table use. The flesh is of a beautiful golden yellow of
the choicest quality, of excellent flavor and remark-
able keeping quality. We distributed
10,000 TRIAL PACKAGES
All over the world where our patrons reside; and it is
Burprising how many hearty recommendations ALL
GOLD receives. Of the hundreds, we select at random
the following from Rev. David Forsythe, President of ii
Amity College, Iowa: "You sent me a premium package •■
of Rutabaga seed— ALL GOLD— which I planted and \
grew. I thinkthey are the sweetest and best I ever ate." ■
PRICE OF ALL GOLD RUTABAGA Pkg., 10c; OZ.. 15c:
% lb., 26c; lb , 90c; 5 lbs., $4.00; 10 lbs., $6.50.
By expr ess, lb. . 10 lbs, or mo re, 60c lb.
STANDARD RUTABAGA VARIETIES.
The following sorts are standard varieties here in America.
Ihey are all good, fine sorts for stock and house use, but if you
want something really fine for the table, then by all means take
either All Gold or our Great Mammoth Russian. These two goud.
last-named sorts are the peers of any Rutabaga.
PRICE OF THE FOLLOWING 6 SORTS.
Pkg., 5c; 3 pkgs., 10c ;oz., 8c; Va. lb., 16c; lb., 38c, postpaid. By express, pkg.. 6c;
M lb., 10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs., $2.60; 100 lbs.. $22.00. . v e . ,
1. White Sweet Russian -Best White Rutabaga. Excellent.
2. Laing's Purple Top— Popular sort; very productive; keeps well.
3. Swirving's Liverpool— A fine sort; firm, productive, splendid.
4. Carter's Imperial— A magnificent Rutabaga; largely used.
6. American Purple Top— Well known; largely used.
6. Sweet German Rutabaga— A splendid sort; well worth a trial.
MIXED RUTABAGA SEED.
There is a demand for mixed seeds, and especially so for Rutabagas. We have
therefore gathered together our sorts, and several others we do not list, and made
a great mixture. These many sorts give you an opportunity to test each kind ani
select the best for your next year's use. They are fine and of richest quality.
Pkg., lOc; oz , 15c: lb , 20o; 1 lb.,45c, postpaid; by express, lib., 36c; lOlbs $2 2§.
I'
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■en,
TURNIPS.
A most profitable crop is the Turnip. A few ounces of early, medium and late sorts sown will give you several hundred bushels for food, feed and the market.
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COW HORN TURNIP.
Let me tell you something. Mr. Farmer! In Cow Horn Turnip you have the
best plOUgher. ' best deep cultivator on the farm! It's better than a 12-
inch deep plow! Cow Horn tunnels into the soil, often 24 inches deep, and brines
up the good qualities and mixes it with the surfaccl It's a splendid turnip for
house use. for the barn, as also as a fertilizer.
By mail, pkg., 6c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb.. 60c.
By express, pkg., 6c: oz., lOc; lb., 16c: lb.,4tc; 6 Ibe., $1.76; 10
lbs., $3. 26.
NEW WHITE EGG TURNIP.
Our seed has been grown with great pains, and
we believe it will satisfy the most critical market
gardener. The White Egg is one of the best for a
private garden, and meets with a ready sale in all
large markets. In our estimation it falls a little
short of the White Lily in quality. All in all, it
is one of the most useful Turnips on the list.
Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 20c; lb., 7Sc.
WHITE LILY TURNIP.
White Lily — A beautiful, medium large round
to oblong, pure white, tender, juicy, sweet, very
early turnip. One of the finest early table varie-
ties known. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; '4 lb., 50c; lb.. $1.25.
RED LILY TURNIP.
An intensely red Turnip, of delicious flesh and splendid table quality. Pkg.,
10c; oz., 15c; % lb.. 35c; lb., $1.25.
EARLY PURPLE TOP MILAN.
The bulb is flat and of medium size, very tender, sweet and white. It is an
excellent keeper and sells rapidly in the market. Pkg., 5c; oz., lOc; % lb.. 15c;
lb., 55c, postpaid; by express, lb., 45c.
EARLY LA CROSSE.
Unquestionably the very earliest Turnip
grown; a fine, pure white sort; purplish top,
few leaves, of excellent flavor. This sort has
taken every prize where exhibited for very
early. Our Early La Crosse is justly popu-
lar. It has won its place by sheer merit. Its
quality is superb, its earliness remarkable.
You are bound to Hke it. Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c;
% lb.. 20c; lb., 75c; lb. by express, 6Sc.
MIXED TURNIP SEED.
Just the thing when you want but a package or an ounee of seed.
All sorts and varieties: long, round, oblong, etc.. of Turnip Seed in
this mixture! Gives you an opportunity to test them all. Pkg., 10c;
oz.. 15c; K lb.. 20c; 1 lb., 45c, postpaid.
SALZER'S MILK TURNIP.
Well, there are upward of 50,000 people who have grown this great Globe Tur
nip the past ten years, and never a complaint and nothing but words of praise.
You surely will join the procession if you but try this grand, juicy, tender Turnip.
800l5U5^
SWEETl
TEHPERt
In Salzer s Milk Globe you have the best white Turnip for winter use grown.
It is globe-shaped, grows very large, of delicious flavor, sweet, juicy, white flesh,
solid texture — in a word, it is perfection. Just the Turnip to grow for stock and
to store for your kitchen. It is an enormous cropper, and sells well in the market.
TESTIMONIAL.
Geo. W. Phelps, Netarts, Ore., says:— "I sowed a halC pound of Salzer's MUk
Globe Turnip seed, July 1, and gathered 560 bushels from the half pound of seed.
One turnip weighed 20 pounds and measured 44 inches in circumference. I can rec-
ommend Salzers Milk Turnip as being by far the best Turnip I have ever grown."
Pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; K lb., 25c; lb., 75c, postpaid.
By express, plcg.. 10c; oz., 15c; ^ lb., 20c; lb., 65c; 10 lbs., $5.00.
PRICE OF FOLLOWING 10 TURNIP SORTS:
By mail: Pkg., So; oz.. 8c; H lb., 16c; lb., 38c. By express, % lb.. 10c; lb., 30c.
1. Early Six Weeks— About a week later than Early La Crosse. It is a
very popular variety.
2. Early Flat White Dutch— Of rapid growth, tender and sweet.
3. Purple Top Strap Leaf— This is the standard purple top Turnip, grow-
ing to good size, excellent quality, sweet, juicy and tender; good for the kitchen
er for stock.
4. Purple Top Globe— A superior variety much grown. It's splendid for
stock and kitchen use.
6. YELLOW ABERDEEN— A sweet yellow Turnip, being particularly
adapted to table use. It is in many places used in place of a Ruta-
baga, and sells quickly when its excellent qualities are known.
6. Large White Globe— The standard large Globe for house or stock.
More seed is sold of this variety than any other sort except Salzer's Milk Globe
It's a great turnip and is in demand everywhere; sure to give satisfaction.
7. White Stone— A superior early sort; very fine.
8. Orange Sweet— Excellent variety.
9. Tellowstone— Much prized, fine appearance and sweet.
10. "7 Tops" (for Greens)— Usually sown for lots and lots and lots of ricli
greens.
SALSIFY, OR VEGETABLE OYSTER.
"Thou Vegetable fit for the Gods," and truly no vegetable is more rich and delicious than Salsify, the Oyster
Plant. '1 he soup ai.d salad made therefrom have a delicious oyster flavor. No vegetable exce ls this for soups:
that is. if you are fond of oysters. Of all sorts, Salzer's Early and Salzer's Giant easily take the lead.
salzer's 5:arly.
Salzer's Early— Extremely early, rich
flavored and large. Pkg., 10c: oz., 20c: M lb..
60c: lb.. $1 60.
Common Salsify— Pkg., Be: oz., 15c; % lb.,
35c; lb.. $1.25.
Scorzonera or Black Oyster— Pkg.. 10c;
oz.. 26c: lb.. $2.25.
Sandwich Island— Very large, growing
double the size ot other sorts. Pkg.. 10c;
oz., 20c; J4 lb.. 50c: lb.. $1.60.
SALZER'S GIANT SALSIFY.
This is what we have been looking for— a real large,
finely oyster flavored Giant Snlsifv. Here you have
it. You will like it. "Fitfor the Gods." Rich and
rarely flavored. Price: Pkg., 10c; oz., 25c: ^ lb.
60c; lb., $1.75:2 lbs.. $3.00.
SALZER'S JUMBO SUNFLOWER.
A GREAT
F O O D
FOR
POULTRY
AND HOGS.
SALZER'S JUMBO SUNFLOWER.
There is absolutely no waste of the crop. Every portion can be uti-
lized. The seed is eagerly eaten by fowls, and thev fatten thereon and
lay more eggs than on any other food. It is relished by horses, and en-
ables them to stand more work with less fatigue than if not fed there-
with. Cattle, sheep, swine, etc.. thrive and fatten thereon. The oil
burns well, and 20 barrels can be made per acre. Out-
side of the feeding and health-giving properties of the
Sunflowers, comes their great value as fuel: indeed, for
treeless districts, nothing can excel it. A correspond-
ent of the Dakota Farmer, says: "Having tried 'turf.'
coal, wood and sunflowers. I have settled upon the Inst
named as the cheapest and best fuel for treeless Da-
kota. I grow one acre of them every year, and have
plenty of iuel for one stove the year round. and use some
in another stove besides. I plant same in hills, the
same as corn (only three seeds to the hill), and culti-
. vate the same as corn. I cut them when the leadrr, or
top flower, is ripe, and let them lie on the ground two or three days. In that time I cut off all the seed heads, which are put jnto an open shed with
floor in it, the same as a corncrib. The stalks are then hauled home and packed in a common shed with a good roof on it. '
Price of Jumbo: By mail, pkg., 10c: oz., 15c; Va lb., 20c: lb., 45c: by express, oz., 15c: lb.. 36c; 6 lbs. (for one acre). $1.50.
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN-Fine, large sort. Oz., 10c; lb.. 35c; 10 lbs., by express. $1.50.
AFRICAN BLACK GIANT SUNFLOWER NOVELTY.
Specimens have been grown measuring 9 feet in circumference. It is something wonderful. An acre Is good to let hogs
and cattle run in during summer for shade and nourishment, if not wanted for feed. If you have a dozen chickens you will
find it profitable to plant a package: if you have more, plant an ounce or a pound, as it is the healthiest food in the world
forfowls! One grower in Nebraska writes: "We are all right. Have 10 acres of your sunflower. This furnishes fuel, and
food for lots of chickens, cattle, swine, horses and sheep." Pkg., 10c; oz.. 15c; % lb.. 25c; lb., 50c; postpaid. 6 lbs. (for one
acre). 81.75, by express.
WHITE BEAUTY SUNFLOWER.
After years of careful selection we are rewarded with a purely-bred Mammoth Single-head Sunflower with pure snow-
white seeds, which, on account of the deficiency of strong coloring matt r in the outer covering of their hulls, are much
superior to the darker sorts for stock and poultry food. Pkg., lOc; oz., 15c: lb., 65c, postpaid.
^"For Parrots, Birds, Etc., Sunflower Seed, 3 lbs., by expres8,25c; by mail, B2c."^
TOBACCO.
Wisconsin is taking the lead as a grower of fine Tobacco. Indeed, tobacconists from all over Amer-
ica buy here and pay fancy prices.
The loUowing 6 sorts find great sale everywhere:
1. Zwicken— A rare, popular variety. Pkg., lOc; oz., 50c; K lb., $1.75.
2. Spanish— Used in enormous quantities. Pkg., 10c; oz., 40c., lb., $1.50.
3. Wisconsin Hybrid— Is extremely early and of fine leaf. This Tobacco has taken many first
prizes. It is very fine, early, and the leaf is much sought. Pkg., 10c: oz., 40c: % lb.. $1.00; lb., $3.00.
4. Wisconsin Comstock Spanish— It's a fact acknowledged by all Tobacco experts, that Wis-
consin Tobacco is the equal, if not the superior, to many Cuba growths. Surrounding La Crosse
millions of pounds are grown annually. Our Wisconsin Spanish takes the cake, beats the band, is
superior to many of the Cuba grown sorts, and brings higher prices. Pkg., 10c; V% oz., 30c; oz., 50c; % lb.,
$1.75; lb., $6.00.
6. Salzer's Improved Havana— Our importation. Very fine, early. Pkg., 10c; oz., 30c; K lb., 50c:
lb.. $2.00.
6. Sumatra Wrapper— The great Tobacco for wrappers. Grows to perfectipn. Pkg., 10c; oz., 35c;
M lb., $1.00.
GENERAL GRANT.
The earliest of all Tobacco sorts. Pkg., 10c; oz., 30c;
Va lb., 75c: lb., $2.75.
Cinnamon Scented— A fine Tobacco, having the de-
lightful cinnamon flavor. Pkg., 10c: oz., 35c: lb., 85c;
lb„ $3.00.
Connecticut Seed Leaf— Pkg., 5c: oz., 20c: lb., $2.00.
Kentuclcy Home— Pkg., 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c;
lb., $1.75.
TOBACCO MIXTURE.
It would take four pages of this catalogue to half tell you how popular our
Tobacco Mixture is! You know that right about I^a Crosse is grown the best
Tobacco in the United States— tobacco rich in flavor, delicate in taste, power-
ful in its superiority. In fact, no Tobacco brings 3 better price than ours.
Thus we have hit on this popular plan— to mix all these sorts, and then the
customer selects the sort or sorts doing best with him, and from these plants he
saves hissecdl This mixture is immensely popular and sure to please you.
Pkg., 10c: oz., 25c: oz., 40c: Va lb., $1.00: lb., $3.50.
Missouri Leaf— Pkg.. 5c; oz., 20c; Va lb., 50c: lb., $1.75.
Yellow Oronoco— A splendid leaf Tobacco. Pkg., 10c;
oz., 30c: lb., $2.50.
Yellow Prior— A sterling sort; early. Pkg., 10c;
oz., 30c: lb., $2.50.
White Burley— Greatly sought: early; large leaf.
Pkg., 10c: oz., 35c.
Hyco— Has a great sale in the East. Pkg., 10c; oz., 35c;
lb., $3.50.
PRINCE BISMARCK.
(See cut.)
While in Germany we obtain-
ed Tobacco which was the favor-
ite variety smoked by the great
Chancellor. It is early and of excellent quality. (Stock scarce.) This sort did
splendidly during the past summer in Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois and the
great West. It cures easily and is very fine. Pkg., 15c; }4 oz., 65c; oz., $1.00.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS. LA CROSSE, WIS. 66
CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS.
Nine-tenths of the faihires in the flower grarden come from poor seed and from improper sowing and treatment. We believe our seed for 1907 is
the best ever offered. Our 26c. 30c, 60c. 75c. and $1.00 Collections are the acme of beauty and color glory.
For 25 Cents.
Here is a fine complete
Flower Garden Collection;
it is composed of one pack-
age each of the following:
1. Acroclinium,
2. Ageratum,
3. Calliopsis.
4. Convolvulus.
6. Mignonette,
6. Marigold,
7. Sweet Peas.
8. Pansy.
9. Petunia.
10. Poppy.
In all 10 packages, for
only 26 cents, postpaid. A
pleased lady wrote us. ' The
25c Flower Seed Collection
gave me 8 bushel baskets
full of blossoms during last
year." These 10 packages
are beauties and will please
you.
Postpaid for 26c.
★
The Bon Toa Collection.
Postpaid, 76c.
Composed only of the very
choicest, finest, rarest mixtures of
their kind.
1 Pkg. Brilliant 60-Day Asters, 15c.
1 Pkg. Giant Blue Cornflower, 15c.
1 Pkg. Marguerite Carnation, 15c.
1 Pkg. Single Dahlias, 15c.
1 Pkg. Heliotrope, 15c.
1 Pkg. Superb Marigold, 10c.
1 Pkg. Giant Spiral Mignonette, 10c.
1 Pkg. Perpetual Nasturtium, 10c.
1 Pkg. Petunia, Fancy Hybrida, 25c.
1 Pkg. Pansy, Salzer's Superb, SOc.
1 Pkg, Phlox, Giafit Star, 15c.
1 Pkg, Sweet Peas, Ever blooming,
10c.
1 Pkg. Verbena, Six Weeks, 15c.
A total catalogue value, $2.20,
which will be sent you
Postpaid for but 76c.
A MAGNIFICENT FLOWER GARDEN FOR $1.00
The following 40 packages of beautiful flower seeds, choice sorts, we offer ppstpaid (net), for
oiilvil.OO. This collection contains the cream of all flower seeds and cannot be broken, it s what
yoQ will need if you want a great garden of choice flowers.
1. Abronia,
2. Acroclinium,
3. Adonis,
4. Ageratum,
5. Alyssuni,
6. Amaranthus.i
7. Antirrhinum,
8. Asters,
9. Balsam,
10. Calandrina.
11. Calliopsis,
12. Calendula,
13. Candytuft,
14. Canterbury Bell,
15. Chrysanthemum,
16. Clarkia,
17. Convolvulus,
18. Cyanus,
19. Eschscnoltzia,
20. Fortiet-Me-Not,
21. Galliardia,
22. Gilia.
23. Godetia,
24. Helichrysum,
25. Kaulfussia,
26. Larkspur,
27. Lobelia,
28. Lupinus,
29. Mari^^old,
30. Mignonette,
81. Nasturtium,
32. Nemophila,
88. Pansy,
84. Phlox,
85. Poppy,
36, Stock,
37. Sweet Peas.
88. Scabiosa,
89. Verbena,
40. Zinnia.
We cannoUoo strongly set forth the great merits of this charming collection of 40 different
brilliant beautiful, free flowering annuals. They surely will bear bushels of flowers durmg a
summer.
Above 40 Brilliant Annuals Only $1.00, Postpaid.
K
did
the
FOR 30 CENTS.
*'THE BRILLIANT COLLECTION."
This is one of the rarest, choicest, finest blooming
most beautiful fragant flower seed collectionsoffered
anywhere in America.
The price is ridiculously
Iow,Dut we wish to intro-
duce our rare flower
seeds everywhere,hence
the low price.
1 Pkgf. Ocean Spray
Alyssum, 10c.
IPkg. 60 -Day Asters,
15c.
1 Pkff. Cosmos, 10c.
1 Pkz. Nasturtiums, 10c.
1 Pkg:. Escholtzia, 5c.
1 Pkg. Mourning Bride,
6c.
1 Pkg. Cupid Sweet Peas,
10c.
1 Pkg. All Gold Marigold,
10c.
1 Pkg. Crimson Giant
Mignonette, 10c.
1 Pkg. 90-Day Hollyhock,
15c.
Total value $1.00.
To introduce this wonderful collection we will
(orward same io any address postpaid upon receipt
GIANT PETUNIA.
New Fancy Hybrida.
A strain of incomparable
beauty, size and luxuriance.
Most of the flowers are ruffled
or fringed, and are of enormous
dimensions, often six inches in
diameter; but their great merit
lies in the .tfbmendous color-
ings, markings, xi^ining. blotch-
ings and stripings in the most
wonderful arrangement. A bed
of our new Fancy Hybridas will
attract as much attention as
anything else in your garden.
Price: Pkg., 25c; 6 pkgs., $1.00.
PHLOX.
Salzer's Giant Star.
These are distinct and strik-
ing flowers with a star-like ap-
Eearance, their attractiveness
eing extremely enhanced by
the heavy white margin which
borders the edge of the petals,
while with some the markings
run the other way. It is an ex-
tremely brilliant class of PMox,
and is gaining in popularitv'vul-
x>L.r o^^^x^/co nLJisii^jiji.^ jjri^uwis ^£.ji.u->, A±fi>uJLLTELy THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLBIES^
PAHrSIES.
Wisconsin's soil and climate are especially adapted to the growing of splendid blossoms, and hence our strain is recognized amonc florlstsl
the finest by all odds In America. It is grown on the new process of growing enormous blossoms for seed, with experience, soil, climate. et|
all in our favor of producing the best Pansy seed in the world.
It iB safe to say that more than three million people residing 1
every state and territory of the Union were made glad and happy I
seeing Salzer's Eternal Fansles bloom during the past season, for ^
sold enough seed of this wonderful pansy to grow enough plants 1
regale and make happy millions of people.
SALZER'S GIANT ETERNAL PANSIES.
For years it has been known among Seedsmen and Florists, that t
greatest Pansies, the rarest blooms, the most colossal in size, are grow]
and produced on Wisconsin soil. There is no other place in America
nor Europe, for that matter, where Pansies of such giant size, and sucl
wonderful colorings, are produced as in Wisconsin, and for years Sal
zer's Pansies have easily led any offered by Seedsmen in America, an<
for that matter in the world.
In Salzer's Olant Iternal Pansy we have a new race of Pansies, sc
to say. We call them Eternal, because with a little care the bed o1
Pansies will perpetuate itself for years and years. Full description of
this, as also culture directions, is sent with each package of the seed. ^
We are particularly proud of Salzer's Giant Eternal Pansies; wf
are proud of their Colossal Giant size, proud of the thick, velvety sub
stance of the flower, proud of its extreme hardiness, proud of its grea
variety of coloring and shading, and above all. proud of the fact that n(
other Pansy mixture in the world can equal it in beauty of appearance
freedom of bloom, wonderful coloring and markings of its massivt
flowers. '
We are positive that no Pansy ever offered in America approachel
our Giant Eternal Pansy in its velvety texture and wonderful harmon
ous markings of colors, and we bespeak for them a kindly trial. W
know that a customer once sowing our Giant Eternal Pansies will neve
be without them from one end of the year to the other. Their tremenc
ous variety of colorings, markings, veinings, blotches and stripings ar
indescribable, forming often the most grotesque and beautiful combing
tions. so rare and wonderful, making a description of same almost im
possible.
PRICE OF SALZER'S GIANT ETERNAL PANSIES:
Package of 100 kernels, 20c; 200 kernels, 30c; 400 kernels, 60^
600 kernels. 76c; 1,000 kernels, $1.00.
HOME SWEET HOME PANSY MIXTURE.
No bed in your garden will be more sought by husband and chidrenl
than Home Sweet Home Pansies. It is without question the rarest,
choicest mixture of giant, sweetly fragrant blossoms. It would be folly
to attempt to describe them, for no pen can do same justice and no
artist's brush would attempt to imitate their marvelous colorings. They
blend, in perfect forms of monstrous size, all the colorings known or
dreamed of in art or nature.
Price: Pkg., 25c; 2 for 40c; % oz., $1.00; ^ oz., $1.76; oz , $3.00.
SALZER^S SUPERB PANSY.
This strain is gathered from mammoth flowers only, and Is made up to
accommodate many of our customers who want great, great, glorious,
giant flowers regardless of price. Pkg., 60c.
GIANT PEACOCK PANSIES.
Salzer 's new race of colossal Pansies. Blossoms giant size, thick,
full texture, single blossoms attaining the past season the enormous
size of over five inches.
Price: Pkg , 30c; 2 pkgs., 60c; 6 pkgs., $1.00; H oz. seed, $2.00.
PANSIES IN SEPARATE COLORS.
These separate cclors contain all known varieties and shades of each.
Pkg.,10c.
Blue Shades, Bronze Shades, Mahogany Shades,
Brown Shades, Black Shades, Margined Shades,
White Shades. Yellow Shadea
Black (King of the Black-See Cut), pkg. 10c
Each pkg , lOc; any two pkgs. of above. I5c
PANSY MIXTURES.
No. 1— Oholoe Mixed Pansies; very choice. This is the most populai
Pansy mixture we sell. Everybody is delighted and pleased therewith
Grand colors, beautiful shades, immense sizes, contains some Peacock
seed. Pke., 10c; H oz., 40c: J4 oz.. 76c: oz.. $1.25.
No. 2— Mixed Pansies. This mixture is as fine as many seedsmen's 10c
mixtures. Pke.. 6c; ^ oz., 30c; ^ oz., 50c; oz.. 90c.
No. 3— Good Mixed. This mixture is really fine. Pkg., 8c; 54 oz., 40c.
Louis Odier— Beautiful blotched, extra large. Pkg:., 16c.
Trimardeau— The giant race of Pansies. Pkg.. 20c.
Lord Beaconsfield- Large, deep, purple velvet. Pkg.. 15c.
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J u H.N A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE WIS
SALZER'S SPLENDID SWEET PEAS.
We grow and sell more Sweet Peas than !
other seedsmen. We had formerly 250 named :
sorts, but the masses of planters, the dear ,
ladies, do not want 250 separate named sorts, ,
but they want 250, or as many different sorts
as they can get in one package. That's the
secret— we give a great lot of different elegant ,
sorts. One lady writes she had 92 kinds in
one-quarter pound of Salzer's Everblooming;
that's the reason Salzer's Sweet Peas are so
popular. Then we sell them in separate
shades. That's popular. . I^adies like them to
come that way.
For long, long stems, large, full, bright
flowers, subtle, yet intense fragrance, hardy,
free-flowering, ever-blooming varieties, we
commend to you Salzer's Bweet Peas.
Nothing quite like them anywhere.
Salzer's Ever-Blooming Sweet
Peas.
Our' Ever-Blooming is something especial-
ly rare, of unusually large blossoms, bril-
liantly shaded, deliciously fragrant, that bear
continuously until destroyed by severe frosts.
It is impossible to describe the rare beauty of
strain refainl ft.* fSl?l"°?^^ T^'^ ^^^''^SI summer and autumn it is the most fashionable flower grown, as thus
Amerlc^ nnn'f 5 hours. We control the entire stock of Ever-Blooming Sweet Peas in
lS?1f lb 40? Tib 90c ^""''^ seedsman offering you a substitute for same, as "just as good." Pkg., 10c; oz..
Salzer's New Long-Stemmed <<Big Four" Sweet Peas.
SalzI^^sBfe Fmi? SnvtnJ^^^^L^^^ ! .fe.^^' ^^^^ i^^t the thing that everybody is looking for
cve^rDurcLse?of Sw^^^^^^ sorts, and is sold only in half-ounces and larger packages. _ _
cirth For S^af lar^rL^^fK^^" "^^"^^^ assured, that Salzer's Big Four is the finest collection of Sweet Peas
?iou^blosso^s"foV^;^f.";.^^ ^-.-Srant, for big. long stems with from two. to fou,
No-
Of ti
rious blo«;«;nniQ fArxriat^l-Z.Z uZ^i^u l^ '^'^^^'^i'^^^^' iragrant, lor Dig, long stems witn trom twc
ti^n anSwhfre tharwin e^?.?l;?r ^''^'t?-^ ^^'"^ * P^^i^^^lP^o^^sion of enormously large blossoms, there
i o "i,,^"/iyil^5^ Salzer's Bi^g Four. PRfCE: ^ oz. package contains about 150 seeds: price 12c.
r v.:.
is no colit
plant a row 12 feet long.
Sweet Peas, Special Mixtures in Separate Shades.
ine t^shldlf Thus' oufXt^^^^^^^ different splendid sorts mixed acco,
thfse beautiful v^^^^^ ^^riped sorts contain the full list
known i^Swee^^^^ ^^"es. the lightest blue, yes. every kind tf bl;
ShXs^rf^m'meSe^';. w^^^^^^ Salzer's Special Mixture of splendid Sweet Peas in Separ.
Sldto^l; mSd Vuf'lr I T^!,"^i,^c?^^'' "^^'^^^l- 1^ I glue Sorts, mixed. Pkg., 5c 1 Black Sorts, mixed. Pkg.. 5c
striped i>orts,mixed. Pkg.. 5c I Blush Sorts, mixed. Pkg., 5c | Carmine Sorts, mixed. Pkg.. 5c I
^These special sorts by weight; Oz.. 10c; % lb.. 20c; lb.. 60c.
Fine Mixed Sweet Peas.
This mixture, for the price, challenges an equal.
'It is composed of many sorts and colors, and will
surely please. It's really elegant. Said by gar-
deners and experts to be finer than any other
seedsman's high-priced mixture.
, Pkg., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 20c; % lb.. 30c;
lb., 60c, postpaid.
Salzer's Cupid, the Dwarf
Sweet Pea.
The famed Dwarf Sweet Pea. These dwarf va-
rieties are growing more beautiful and choice and
brilliant in colorings with each year. Our mix-
ture contains every known sort and color in
Dwarf Sweet Peas and is sure to please you.
Pk;^., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25.
Perennial Sweet Peas.
The demand for these is on the increase. The
iflowers are not so large and not nearly so finely
^olored as the annual Sweet Peas. Perfectly
hardy; climber. Pkg., 5c; oz., 15c; }i lb., 50c.
Flowers of Paradise, 25c.
Here is what you want— a great big package of
ivery known annual, mixed— containing an end-
less amount of colors, varieties and sorts — all free
Howcring, beautiul in the extreme. One 25c pack-
ge should furnish 60 BUSHEL BASKETS full of
lowers.
Pkg., 25c, postpaid.
30 Named Nasturtiums.
I We have a call for Named Nasturtiums— both
fell and dwarf — so to meet this demand we have
Vranged a package containing 30 named sorts-
be choicest of the choice— a really elite collec-
fcn numbering only the very finest. This mix-
Ire we have in both tall and dwarf.
■Named Tall Sorts— Pkg., 15c; oz., 25c; H lb., 60c.
INamed Dwarf Sorts— Pkg., 15c; oz., 25c; lb
'A lb., $1.00; 1 lb., $1.50.
INamed Tall and Dwarf Sorts, mixed— Same
fce as Tall Sorts.
America's Best Loved Climber
— Nasturtiums.
No annual gives more and finer blossoms and is s(
serviceable, cut and placed on the table in vses; whih
for wearing as corsage or neck bouquets they are ex
tremely fashionable and valuable on account of theii
rich color and their property of retaining their fresh
ness so long. Price of these 8— each, oz., 15c
h lb.. 35c.
1. Empress of India
—The plantis of a very
dwarf habit, while the
flowers are of the most
brilliant crimson color
and freely produced.
Pkg., 10c:
2. Minus— Dwarf.
Nasturtiums are very
brilliant and attractive.
Mixed, pkg., 5c.
3. Black Egg-
Dwarf. Very dark;
choice. Pkg.,5c;
4. Majua— Elegant,
profuse flowering
Diants, growing 12
feet in one season.
Tall sorts pui x e d.
Pkg., 5c.
e. Tall Yellow— empress of india. 10c.
Beautiful golden yellow, 5c: oz., 15c.
S- m^}} y^i^e-Elegant pearly white. Pkg., 5c.
I" i^}? Rose— Beautiful in the extreme. Pkg., 5c
8. Tall Crimson— Extremely beautiful. Pkg.. 5c
'^Salzer's Perpetual Blooming.
Salzer's Perpetual Blooming Nasturtiums—
We control all the seed of this wonderfully free-
bloomuig Nasturtium. It blooms early and continu-
ally throughout the season. This mixture contains
many brilliant and fashionable colors that are partic-
ularly adapted for dress bouquets.
10 BUSHEL BASKETS
full of beautiful flowers were grown from one ounce
of seed. The flowers are large, proud, beautifully and
exquisitely colored, borne on long stems. The endless
variety contained in the Perpetual Blossoms popular-
ize them as the most beautiful of all the Nasturtiums,
and thousands of ladies who have grown them extol
their great beauty and peerless colorings.
Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; K lb., SOc; 1 lb., $1.25.
Fine Mixed Colors.
No other seedsman in America has a mixture oi tall
sorts anywhere near approaching it in brilliancy and
rn -3 . variety. We warrant this! The colors, size, gor-
geousness of flower, rapid growth of plants are unapproachable. The price is dirt cheap. All tall growing sorts
balzer s Nasturtiums can not be excelled the world over. Pkg., 5c: oz., 15c; % lb., 30c- 1 lb 80c
e© BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
L AMPELOPSIS
ABUTILON— Large, bell-like flowers.
flowering continually; elegant mixture,
rare sorts and colors,20c; finest mixed, 10c.
ABOBRA— Climber, scarlet fruits, 10c.
ABRONIA — Charming annual; sweet
scented blossoms. Finest mixed, elegant
indeed. Pkg., 10c; mixed colors, 5c.
ACROCLINIUM-Fine mixed. Pkg.. 5c.
ADLUMIA— An attractive climber; rose-
colored blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
ADONIS— An annual, flowers exceedingly
brilliant. Try it. Pkg., 5c.
AGERATUM.
An annual, flowering continually: finest
mixed, Pkg., 5c.
AGROSTEMMA— Perfectly hardy, pretty
pink-like blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
AGROSTIS— Ornamental Grass. Pkg., 5c.
ALLIUM— Hardy, odd flowers. Pkg., 5c.
ALONSOA — Annual, scarlet blossoms. 5c.
ALYSSUM. (Sweet.)
The finest, sweetest of all pure white
blooming annuals. No garden half com-
plete without it. Fine mixed. Pkg., 5c.
Ocean Spray Alyssum— V e r y large
blossoms of delicious fragrance; two or
three hundred blossoms from a single
plant. Pkg., 10c. , 2 pkgs., 15c.
Alyssum Saxatile — Flowers brilliant
golden yellow. Pkg., 5c.
AMARANTHUS— Annuals, very showy.
All Sorts Mixed-5c.
AMMOBIUM.
(Everlasting) — Flowers pure white;
greatly sought. Pkg., 5c.
AMPELOPSfS— A perennial climber. 10c.
AN AGALIS— Border plant. Pkg., 5c.
ANCtiaSA— Beautiful dark blue flowers.
(ji eatly admired. Pkg., 5c.
ANiiiVlONE— PerenniaL Pkg., 5c.
ANTIRRHINUM (Snap Dragon)— Very
showy. Thousands now grow them.
••Carna,tion Rival"— A 'new strain,
grandly beautiful. 'Pkg., 10c.
Fine Mixed— Pkg., 5c.
AQUILEGIA (Coiumbine)— Well known.
Exceedingly showy. Fine mixed. Pkg.,5c.
Erfurn Prize— This mixture contains
nothinfi but the finest varieties. Pkg., 10c.
ARGEMONE— Flowering very freely. 5c.
ASPERULA — Sweet scented lavender
blue flowers. I*kg., 5c.
AURICULA.
A great favorite, beautiful in extreme.
Finest mixed. Pkg.. 15c. Salzei'S Auric-
ula, grandly beautiful. Pkg,, 25c.
English FrimroBe. Pkg., 15c,
Ev ciiins Primrose— Bloom nights. 10c.
Salzer*s Asters capture the heatU of
thousands of growers of this exquisite
and useful and, above all, lovely flower.
White Bouquet— The finest dwarf, pure
white Aster known. Pkg., 10c.
New White Rose— A pure white, large
flowered Aster. The outer petals are
re-curved like a rose. Pkg., 10c.
Perfection — Large and double, petals
beautifully incurved. White, 10c; all
colors mixed, 10c.
Needle Quilled— Large, beautiful flow-
ers, fine colors. Pkg., 10c.
Salzer'8 Goliath — Blossoms of enor-
mous size, measuring from 5 to 7 inches
in diameter; grand. Pkg., 15c.
Vesuvius — New; intense dark scarlet
blossoms. Magnificent. Pkg., 15c.
Crown — Very double, white centers bor-
dered with many rioh, bright colors. 10c.
Comet— A new type! Very large and
beautiful. Flowers average 4 to 5 inches
across and are very double, and are
borne on long stems; mixed colors. 10c.
Japanese Tassel— Flowers are of im-
mense size, beautiful colors, and free
flowering. Mixed colors. Pkg., 15c.
Chrysanthemum Flowered - Mixed
colors. Tall, pkg., 10c; dwarf, pkg., 10c.
ASTER MIXTURES.
Gorgeous Prize Mixture— This mixture
is for persons desiring the choicest, re-
gardless of cost. It contains over 70 ele-
gant sorts and brilliant c olors. Pkg., 25c.
ASTERS, ALL COLORS MIXED.
This mixture, of course, is not equal to
our Gorgeous Prize Mixture, but we
must say that it is the best 10c mixture
offered in the world. We do not know
of a 10c package of seed that will give
you more genuine pleasure, from August
on until killed by frost, than Salzer'sAU
Colors, mixed. Colors are brilliant, va-
ried and char miiTK- Pkg ., 10c; 3 pkgs. ,25c.
No. 3 Mixed— Very fine indeed: superior
to many 10c mixtures. Pkg., 5c.
Dwarf German Mixture — Contains,
over 30 choice elegant so rts. Pkg., 15c.
White Aster Sorts, mixed, pkg,. 10c.
Red Aster Sorts, mixed, pkg., 10c.
Blue Aster Sorts, mixed, pkg , 10c.
Rose Aster So rts, mixed , pkg., 10c.
Perennial Asters — Perfectly hardy;:
live for many years. Pkg., 10c.
Branching Asters-The goddess of all
Asters, in endless colors. Big pkg., 15c..
60-DAY ASTER.
The earliest, finest of all, brilliantly-
colored, free-blooming Asters. Pkg.. 15c..
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO/S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 70 >
BALSAM.
Showy annuals that are universal
favorites and great bloomers.
Perfection— Snow white. Pkg., lOc.
Balsam Mixtures.
No balsams are choicer and more
beautiful than Salzer's Mixtures.
Our No. 3 is exquisite.
No. 1 Balsam Mixture. Pkg., 5c.
No. 2 " . " (many sorts). 10c
No. 3 " (over 30 " ). 15c.
Salzer's Superior— Arranged for
Eatrons desiring the rarest, most
rilliant balsams, reeardless of
cost. Pkg., 25c.
BACHELOii'S BUTTON-Old fav-
orite annuals: mixed colors. 5c.
BALLOON VINE— Rapid climber. 5c.
BAPTISIA— Flowers bright blue. 5c.
BARTONIA — Very showy. Large
golden blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
BELLIB (Daisy).
Great favorites.
Fine Mixed Daisy— Pkg., lOc.
Balzer'g Extra Daisy Mixture— A
peerless mixture. Pkg.. 15c.
Marguerite Daisy — Weil known
hardy daisy. Pkg., 15c.
Sliasta Daisy— Pkg., 25c.
BEGONIA— Rex varieties mixed. 25c.
Blooming sorts mixed, 30c. Tuliei -
ous rooted sorts, 30c. All sorts
mixed, very fine indeed, 15c.
BETA — Showy leaved beets. 10c.
BRACHYCOMB — Covered all sum-
mer with a profusion of blue or
white tioweis. Pkg., 10c.
BRIZA MAXIMA-One of the best
ornamental grasses. Pkg., 5c.
BROMUS BRIZAEFORMIS — Well
adapted for winter boquet. Pkg., 5c.
BROWALLIA — Handsome blue and
white annuals. Fine mixed. Pkg., 5c.
BRYONOPSIS- A beautiful summer
climber. P kg., 10c.
CACTL
Choice Mixed. Pkg., lOc.
Cacti Wonder Mixture, the finest
of sorts. Pk g., 25c.
C AC ALIA— The Tassel Flower; easily
grown, always fine. Sc. Choicest
mixed, 10c.
CALAMPELIS — A quick-growing
climber, bearing clusters of orange-
colored flowers. Pki^., 10c.
CALANDRINA— Beautiful creeping
plants. Red blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
CALCEOLARIA.
Ilybrida. Rarest of all flowers.
Pkg., 25c.
Prfinata— Small yellow. Pkg.. 10c.
Salzer's Show— Saved only from
giant blossoms. Pkg., 35c.
CLEOME-The Honey Plant. Pkg.,
10c.
CALLIOPSl<ll CALENDULA- Dwarf bushy an-
^m^lg^^^^l nuals, blooming continuously. Pkg.,
Sc.
CALLIOPSie.
Brilliant annuals, with large bright
flowers borne in great profusion.
Finest mixed, pkg., 5c. Show Mix-
ture, pkg„ 10c.
CALLIRHOE— Red flowers, blossom-
ing all summer. Pkg., 10c.
CAMPANULA— Beautiful bell-
shaped flowers of various colors.
Media, pkg.. 5c. Speculum (Ve-
nus Looking Glass); pkg., 5c.
Canterbury Belie— Fine white, blue
and rose bell-shaped flowers. 5c.
CANARY BIRD FLOWER-BeautiH
ful yellow blooming climber. 5c.
CANDYTUFT.
Dwarf annuals, blossoming pro-
fusely throughout the whole season.
Salzer's Wisconsin sorts beat the
world for showy flowers. Our Sum<
nier Glory are endless in colorings.
White Wave— The freest bloomii
white Candytuft. Pkg., 10c.
Fragrant— WhittK Pkg., Sc.
Finest Mixed— Pkg., 5c; oz., 30c.
Summer Glory Candytuft— Thij
mixture contains all the brilliant
dazzling colors and choice, rare
varietie s. Pkg., 10c; Vz 02 .. 25c.
CANNAS— One of the finest and mos
effective foliage plants. Fim
mixed, 10c. Dark varieties, 10c
Salzer's Priie— Contains 20 vani
etics. Pkg., 20c. Crozy, pkg., 20c
CARNATIONS.
Marguerite Mixture— Pkg., I5c.
Remontant— Choicest double sorts.
Pkg., 35c.
German Mixed— Very rare, pkg.,
25c. Fine mixed; splendid; 10c.
Salzer's Royal Carnations^
Choicest mixture. Pkg., 20c.
CASTILLEIA— Brilliant crimson. 25c.
CATCHFLY— Mixed. 5c. Show. 10c.
CELOSIA (COXCOMB)-Producini
their blossoms in combs of feathery
spikes. Choicest mixed, pkg., 10c.
Fine mixed, pkg., 5c.
Prize Winner— The most gorgeoi
Celosia varieties. Pkg., 20c.
CENTAURE A— Favorite annuals.
Fine Mixed, pkg., 5c.
Kaiser's Korn Blume, pkg., 5c.
Giant Corn Flower, blue,pkg.,15c,
CRYiANTHEMUM.
Well known. Choicest mixed, 10c,
Jaipanese Sorts— Rarest mixture oi
*'^mums." Grand. Pkg., 25c.
CHLORA— Very fine. Pkg.. 10c.
CLARKIA— Brilliant annuals. 5c.
CLEMATIS - Hardy Climber,
Mixed, pkg., 15c.
CINERARIA.
One of the showiest, most brilliani
pot plants grown. Fine sorts mixed.kr^r ■ m r^-w ■
Pkg.. 10c. plCLAR/C/Ai
Salzer's Show— Elegant. Pkg., 25c. *
7 1 BUY SAJLZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BKS 1 i UK AJLL bUiLb AND L^LliYltb.
JAJdl
CONVOLVULUS.
Morning Glory— Rapidly growing.
climbing annuals.
Major— Tall sorts, mixed. Pkg., 5c.
Minor— Dwarf sorts, mixed. Pkg., 5c.
Japanese Morning Glories— Won-
derful new varieties. Pkg., 10c.
All Sorts Mix ed-Ele gant. Pkg.. 5c.
COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA-
Grandest of all out-door, hardy, con-
tinuously blooming, intense yellow
flowers. Pkg., 10c.
COCCINEA— A scarlet gourd. 10c.
COLEUS.
Plants with richly colored foliage.
Finest mixed. Pkg., 15c.
Salzer's Hybrid Wonder - Only
rarest coleus sorts. Pkg., 30c.
COLLINSIA— Free flowering brilliant
annual. Mixed, 5c.
COSMOS.
Appropriately called the "Glory of
Autumn." Beautiful, delicate colors.
Pkg.. 10c.
CREPI8— Dwarf annuals. Pkg., 5c.
CUCUMI8— Ornamental Cucumbers.
Pkg., 5c.
CUPHEA— Cigar plant. Pkg., 10c.
CROIX LACH— Job's Tearsj. Pkg-.Sc.
CYCLANTHERA — Climbers. Pkg.,
10c.
CYCLAMEN— Salzer's Show Mixture.
Pkg., 35c; finest mixed, 20c.
CYPRESS VINE-Well known
climbers, with fern-like foliage and
bright blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
DAHLIA.
Brilliant, regaining lost popularity.
Bloom the first season from seed.
Single varieties, mixed, I5c.
I Double varieties, mixed, I5c.
f Super* Mixture. D. & S., 20c.
' Finest Colors, D. & S.. mixed, 10c.
' DATURA— (Angel's Trumpet).
Showy annual. Very fine, 5c.
Choicest mixed. Pkg., 10c.
DELPHINIUM (Larkspur)-Perfect-
ly hardy, with splendid flowers and
curious cut leaves, very popular,
Finest mixed. Pkg., 5c.
Show Mixture - Very fine. Pkg., 10c.
DIANTHUS, or Pinks.
'D. LacinatUS— Grandly brilliant:
beautifully fringed, single. Pkg., 10c.
^D. LacinatUS, Double— Rich coior-
ings. Pkg., 10c.
Salzer's Show— Composed of up-
wards of 50 Dianthus sorts. Pkg.,
15c. No. 1, mixed, double sorts. Pkg..
10c. No. 2, m ixed. P kg., 5c.
I^DIDISCUS— Delicate sky-blue, very
f opular blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
GIT ALIS— (Foxglove). Perennial,
very showy. Mixed. Pkg., 5c.
I Splendid sorts. Pkg., 10c.
• EDELWEISS— Alpine favorite. 25c.
ERICA-(Heath). Pkg., 5c.
.ERYSIMUM— Free flowering, bright.
Pkg.. 5c.
E8CHSCH0LTZIA.
California Poppy — Very showy,
bright colors. Continuing long in |
bloom. Fine mixed. Pkg., 5c.
Elegant Mixture— Rare. Pkg., 10c.
EULALIA— A variegated grass, 10c.
EUTOCA— F r e e blooming annual. |
Blue striped blossom. Pkg., 5c.
EUPATORIUM - Hardy perennials(
bearing white blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
FENZLIA— Suited for rustic vases'^
and baskets. Lilac' Pkg., 10c.
FERNS— Our mixture comprises some
of the rarest and most desirable va-
rieties. Pkg., 10c.
FEVERFEW.
Pretty and neat, small double flow-
ers. Finest mixed. Pkg., 10c.
Golden Feather— Gold-leaved bed-
ding plant. Pkg., 10c.
Roseum— The insect plant. Pkg., 10c.
FOUR O'CLOCK.
Well known. Blossoms variegated,
striped and various colors. Fine
mixed. Pkg., 5c. Show mixture—^
contains every four o'clock variety ^
known. Pkg., 10c.
FUCHSIAS-Finest mixed. Pkg., 25c-
Elegant mixed, showy, choice and|
very rare. Pkg., 40c.
GAILLARDIA-Sho wy and fre
bloomers, mixed. Pkg., 5c.
GERANIUMS.
Will produce nice, bushy plants from
seeds the first season. Extra choice,
mixed. Pkg., 20c. Finest mixed, 10c.
Gold and Bronze— Pkg., 2Gc.
GILIA — Profuse blooming annual. 5c.
GLAUCIUM— Horned Poppy, silver
leaves, orange blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
GLOXINIA— Beautiful house plants.
Finest mixed. Pkg., 25c. Salzer's 1
Show, rarest Gloxinias. Pkg., 50c.
GODETIA— Hardy annuals of beau-
tiful colors. Finest mixed. Pkg., 5c.
Show mixture Godetia. Pkg.. 10c.
GOLDEN ROD— The national flower.
Pkg., 10c.
GOURDS.
Well-known summer climbers, the \
delight of children; their odd and curi-
ous shapes please every one.
Orange. Pkg., 5c. Dipper Gourd.
Pkg.,10c.Hercules
Club, club shaped.
Pkg., 10c.
Nest Egg Gourd-
Very popular as a
nest egg. Pkg., 5c.
Luff a, or Diah
Rag— is taking the place
of a sponge. Fine for
sunbonnets. Pkg., 10c.
S a 1 z e 1 ' 8 Oddly Odd
Mixture— Pkg., 20c.
Elegant Mixture — Con-
tains a great variety of
sorts. Pkg., 10c; oz.,
30c. Fine mixed. Pkg., 5c.
- FOR ONLY 25 CENTS ^ |f<l/
J A Complete Flower Garden. See page 66. Price, only 25c, postpaid, mrrzl
Tlie Bon Ton Collection. See page 66. 75c. postpaid.
JUiUI A. ^Ki^LlLK AEEU LU.'S LAIALUUUE OF PLANTS. ^feEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS, 72^
ONAPHALIUM— E verlasting..
Bright golden blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
GOMPHRENA— Everlastings. Mixed
colors, very choice and fine. 5c.
GYNEMUM— Pampas Grass. Pkg.. 5c.
GYPSOPHIL ACAngel's Ereath )— Free
Bloomer. White blossoms. Pkg., 5c.
HELIANTHU8— Double Sunflower.
Pkg.. 5c.
HELICHRYBUM— Everlasting. Col-
ors, whitcyellow & crimson. Pkg. 5c.
HELIOPHTLLA— Blue annual. 5c.
HELIOTROPE.
Heliotropes can be as easily grown
from seeds as pansies. Deliciously
fragrant blossoms. Finest mixed.
Elegant indeed. Pkg., 15c.
HELIPTJiRUM— Richly colored,beau-
tiful everlastings. Pkg., 10c.
HIBISCUS — Stately, showy annuals.
Free bloomers. Pkg., 5c.
HOLLYHOCK.
Grand summer and autumn flowering
plants; old favorites becoming more
popular each year. Black Sorts, 15c.
Variegated Sorts, pkg., 10c; Yellow
Sorts, pkg., 15c: Crimson Sorts, pkg.,
15c; Double White, pkg.. 10c.
Double Miz^d Hollyhock Sorts—
Very choice and fine. Pkg., 10c.
HUMULUS— Climbing variegated
hops. Pkg., 10c.
HONET PLANT-For bees. 10c.
HONEBTT— Pretty plants with curi-
ous silver pods. Pkg., 5c.
HUME A- Sweet scented. Pkg., 5c.
HUNNBMANIA—Large, showy flow-
ers; flowers brilliant yellow. Pkg.l5c.
HYACINTH BEAN- A splendid
climber, with spikes of purple and
white flowers. Runs 20 ft. in a sea-
son. Pkg., 10c
ICE PLANT— A singular trailing
plant. Covered with watery vesicles
resembling pieces of ice. Pkg., 5c.
IPOMfiA — Standing Cypress. Pkg.,
5c.
JACOBS A^Free blooming annuals.Sc.
KAULFUSSIA— Flowers somewhat
resemble asters. Bloom early. Pkg.5c.
KOCHIA— Fine annuals. Pkg. 5c.
LANT ANA— Bushy plants, with large
heads of various colored flowers.
Grow very rapidly. Pkg. 10c.
LAVENDlRl-'^Sweet Lavender.** 5c.
LEPT08IPH0N— Pretty. Pkg., 5c.
LINUM—- A flax with beautiful scarlet
flowers and pretty foliage. Pkc:., Sc.
LOASA— Hardy climbing annuals. 5c.
LOBELIA.
A continuously
blooming plant, of easy
culture, splendid for
edging beds.
Star of Ischl— Of
erect growth; dark
blue flowers. Pkg.,
10c.
Emperor William—
^ I-ight blue. 5c.
Blue Blra— A splendid variety. In-
tense blue. Pkg., 10c.
Gracilis — Very fine blue Lobelia for
baskets. Pkg., 5c.
All colors of Cobelias mixed. 5c.
Salzer's choicest Lobelia, mixed. 10c.
LOPHOSPERMUM— O r n a ni e n t a 1
trailing plants with large flowers. 5c.
LUPINUS— Bearing graceful spikes
of highly colored flowers. Pkg., 5c.
LYCHNIS— ( Ragged Robin) —Bril-
liant scarlet blossoms. Pkg. 5c.
MALOPE— An annual. Pkg., 10c.
MARIGOLD.
Old-time favorites. The easy culture
and extreme showiness should secure them « prom,
inent place in every garden. Finest mixed, 5c.
Superb Mixture— Composed of many
sorts and colors Marigold. Pkg., 10c.
MARTYNIA— Handsome, large flow-
ering. Seed pods used for pickling, 5c.
MAURANDIA— Pretty climbers of
rapid growth, bearing a quantity of
bell-shaped flowers. Pkg., 10c.
MINA LOBATA— Rare. Pkg., 10c.
MIGNONETTE.
The hardiest annual in cultivation,
and a universal favorite for its sweet
and delicate fragrance, Salzer's Mignon-
et'.es are far superior to the usual run.
Snow Queen— Flower spikes often 10
inches long, pure white and very
fragrant. Pkg., I5c; oz., 25c.
Victoria— Dark red flowers. Pkg.lOc.
Macllit— Plants are of pyramidal
growth, flowers brightest red. 10c.
Crimson Giant— The largest and
sweetest of all Mignonettes. Pkg.lOc.
Golden Queen— A literal mass of gold.
Blooms continually. Pkg., 10c.
Salzer's Show Mixture— A package
will furnish bloom and fragrance all
summer. Pkg., 10c: oz., 30c.
All Sorts Mixed.
This Mignonette mixture cannot be
beat for the price on earth. Picg., 5c; oz.,20o.
MIMULUS-»Very showy pot and bed-
ding plants. Fine mixed. Pkg., 5c.
Salzer's Show Mixture— Pkg., lOc.
MUSK PLANT— Very desirable. Pkg.
lOc. Ave Maria, grand. 10c.
MORNING GLOST— See Convolvulus.
Major, 5c; Minor, 5c; Japanese, 10c; Mixed, 5c.
MOURNING BRIDE-Very nice. A
great variety of colors. Pkg., 5c.
MY080TIS— Forget-Me-Not. An old
favorite. It flourishes best in a moist,
shady situation. Fine mixed. 5c.
Azorica— Dark blue flowers. Pkg., 10c.
Eliza Fanrobert— Large blue. 10c.
NASTURTIUM.
For full description of this— Amsrica's
best loved climber— please turn to page 68.
Perpetual Bloomer— Always in
bloom. Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c.
Fine Mixed Colors— Pkg., 5c: oz.,
15c: 'A lb., 30c.;
NEMOPHILA— Bright coloredflowers,
inshadesof blue and white. Pkg., 5c.
NIGELLA— Love in a Mist. Pkg., 5c.
ifsfy
NIS
For $1.00 Postpaid.
Think of it! 40 Pkgs. Flower Seed—
All postpaid, for $1.00.
MUSK WfMEyitA
LOBgUAlhlUPINUs:
BUY SALZER-S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FO.v ainu ^i^iiviil^,
NICOTIANA-Flowers white. 10c.
NIEREMBERGIA— Fine climber. 5c.
NYCTERINIA-Star-shaped. 5c.
OXALIS— Charming plant. Pkg.,10c.
OXYURA— Pretty annual. 5c.
PiEONy— Hardy plants. Pkg., I5c.
PALAV A— Pretty rose flowers. 5c.
PENSTEMON-Free flowering. 10c.
PERILLA— Ornamental leaved. 5c.
PETUNIA.
New Fancy Hybrida— Extremely
beautiful, giant blossoms. 25c. - .
Belle EtOile— Striped and blotch- display of flowers is w^anted,
8ALPIGL05S15— Brilliant. 5c.
SALVIA (Flowering sage)— Coc-
cinea (scarlet*, 15c. Bluebird, 15c.
Fine mixed, 10c. Purple, pkg., 15c.
SCYPHANTHUS— Fine mixed, 5c.
SENSITIVE PLANT— Pkg., 10c.
SMILAX— Well known. Pkg., 10c.
SOLANUM— Ornamental fruit. 5c.
ST ATICE— Beautiful. Pkg.. 5c.
STEVIA— Fragrant white. 10c.
STOCKS.
Are indispensable where a fine
ed. Pkg., 10c.
Ellsmore— Rose, for massing. 10c,
Pure White— Fine for cemetery. IOj.
Salzer'S Imported— It is incom-
parable as a mixture. I5c; 2for 25c.
de-
Giant— Fine large blossoms,
liciously fragrant. Pkg., 15c.
Large Flowering— Tall. lOc.
Tree Stock— Pkg., I5c. Kaiserin
Louise, pure white. Pkg., 2Gc.
Single Petunia— Our sinfjlo petunia Azure Blue— White, flesh rose.
miiture is erandly brilliant. FindBux, 5c. carmine or brown. Pkg., lOc.
FHA8PH0LUS— Pkg., 5c. Imported Dwarf (large blossoms)
PHLOX 10c. Fine mixed stocks, 5c.
Salzer'sMixtureof Phloxes is in- 8«lect Mixturc-Tbis mixture
comparably grand and showy. L^^,^"^^ unrivaled. Pkg.,^5c.
ImoxDrummondi-ilbaipurewhitex'BTyPA-Fc^the Pkg , 5c.
Pur^uria (deep purple), Rosea(brightrose). SWEET SULTAN— I ragrant pur-
ma
Scarlet. Each color, lOc per pkg.
All sorts, mixed. Pkg.. 5r; oz., 60c.
PMoz Grandlflora— Pure white,
bright scarlet, striped and
blotched, or deep purple. Each, lOc.
Finest mixed. Pkg.. lOo; 2 pk?s., 15c; \ oj., 50o,
Snowbank— Pure white. 10c.
Phlox D. Nana— Dwarf. Pkg., 10c.
Giant Star Phlox— Blossoms very
large, sta r shaped. P kg., 15c.
fHYSALIS^^^iblc fruit. 10c.„,
ICOTEE— Choice imported. Pkg.,
15c; fine mixed, 10c.
PINKS— Flowers beautiful and bril-
liant. Grand mixture, 25c; fine
mixed, 10c.
POPPT.
Well known. Very showy,
BlOBSoma Evermore— The grand-
est Poppy Mixture. Pkg., 15c.
Peacock Poppy Mixture — Con-
tains the most brilliant hues. 15c.
Poppy Sorts— All sorts, double anu
single, mixed. Pkg., 5c.
Double sorts, pkg., 5c.
Single sorts, mixed, pkg., 5c,
OpiumPoppy— Pkg., 5c. Perennial
sorts, mixed. Pkg., 10c.
Oriental (double scarlet)— Pkg.
10c. White shades. Pkg., 10c.
POKTULACA— A dazzlingly bril-
liant blooming annual.
Double Mixed— 10c. Single mixed,
5c. Finest mixed, thirty sorts, 10c.
PRIME08E.
English Primrose- Pkg., 25c.
Evening Primrose— Blossoms
yellow or white. Pkg., 10c.
O'JCOnica— Baby primrose, pkg.,15c.
Primula- Prize mixture, pkg., 25c.
Primula Chlnensis— 20c: Grand
sorts mixed, 20c; fringed varie
ties, 40c; finest dotble sorts mixed, 40c.
RICINUS— Castor oil bean. 5c.
RHODANTHE— Everlastings, 5c,
pie, white and yellow.
l#E
^ Pkg.. 5c.
SWEET WILLfAM-Very popu-
lar, free flowering. Pkg., 10c.
TORSNIA— Sky blue blossoms. I5c.
TRITOMA— Rcd-Ilot-Pokcr. 10c.
THUNBimaiA— Pot climbers. 10c.
VERBENA.
No flower excels the Verbena.
Mammoth Verbena— Perfect flowers,
pkg., 25c. Caudidissima (purest white),
15c. Bluebird, lOc. Delianc* (deep scar-
let), 10c. Striata (beauufuUy strip*d),lOc.
Star Mixture — This Verbena mix-
ture contains endless sorts of large,
gorgeous Verbenas. Pkg., 15c; 2 for 25c.
Fine mixed, 5c; No. 1 mixed. 10c.
Salter's six Weeks— Earliest and
finest of all Verbenas. Pkg., 15c.
VIKOA— Very pretty. Pkg., 10c.
VIOLET— White, 15c; blue, 10c;
Alba, 10c; choice mixed, 10c.
Balzer'sFriae Violets— Pkg..20c.
Vise ARIA— Handsome. Pkg., 5c.
WALL FLOWER- Dark brown,
pkg., 25c; golden yellow, pkg., 25c;
imported mixture, pkg., 10c. _
WAHLENBKRGIA— Deep blue, 15c.
WHITLAVIA— Rich dark blue and
white, bell-shaped flowers, 5c.
lERANTHEMUM— Flowers are
white, purple and yellow. Pkg., 5c.
YUCCA— Hardy. Pkg.,10c.
ZINNIA.
A very showy plant with large,
double flowers. General favorites.
Double White, Crimson or
Striped- Kach, pkg., 5c.
Tall sorts mixed, Dwarf sorts
mixed, or tlnglt sorts mixed
— F^ch variety, mixed. 5c.
Salzer'S Show— Containing every
imaginable color. Pkg., 10c. -■
Frau aret« Mixture— Very pop-
ular. Pkg., 15c.
Fine Mixed— Pkg.. 5c.
VV13.
PLANTS.
Our list comprises the cream of all flowering and ornamental Hotise and Garden plants small m^^^
The list la not as long and large as that of many dealers, but it contains the very choicest, the very rarest, the very toest sons, xnav
Will grow and flourish with care In any kitchen or parlor or sitting room or garden. — - a ^
rr^irfMBi fc'iirtwfcr i^ju^L^r' i charming rex begonias.
i^UmVWM. WIU — L^ffi^ta**^ Among the rarest, choicest Plants that grow are found the Rex and
blooming Begonias! Indeed, to-day no collection Is complete with^
out thesl exquisite heauties. The leaves of the Rex varieties are
massive and grand, while the foliage and blossoms of the Blooming
*°Countes8 Loui8e\rdody~9^<7 Cut No. 7.— The striking peculiarity which
distinguishes it from all other Begonias consists in the fact that the two lobes at
the base of the leaf do not grow side by side, but one of them winds xn a apir aMikc
way until in a full grown leaf there are four of these twists lying on the top 01 the
^^DropsoSf Blood -This is a superb new variety recently imported. The leaf
is dark, with center blotched with red of a blood hue. It is without auestion the
finest Begonia grown. Each, 25c. K«rrl<»r
Queen of Hanover— Leaves silvery white, sometimes greenish white, border
veined; very fine. Each, 25c. -c^ x.
Scepter— One of the finest dark leaved varieties Each. 25c.
Silverstate-A bright, silvery leaf; rapid growth^ Each. 25c.
American Beauty The grandest of all new Begonia Rex. It is simply
perfect, both in growth and appearance. Each, 30c.
Our Jewel Collection.
Composed of our selection of rare Rex Begonia sorts, we offer postpaid:
3 Charming Sorts, postpaid. 60c.
6 Charming Sorts, post paid, $1 00.
e^Common Rex Bego nia Sorts. 20c each; 3 fo r 60c.
RARE BLOOMING BEGONIAS.
Bertha-Resembles 12; flowers bright red. Each, 20c.
Incarnate -1. Dark leaves and silver dots; pink flower. Each, 20c.
Ingramii— Resembles 8; great winter bloomer; flowers carmine. H^acn, ^c.
Dregii- Resembles 6: never out of bloom. Each, 20c.
WeltoniensiS -A great bloomer; pink flower, resembles 10. Each, ^(K.
Sanguinea— 12. Top of leaf deep green and bottom rich crimson. Each. 20c.
Metalllca— 3. A great novelty; fine foliage; rose blossoms. Each. ^^c.
Schmidtii-5. Flowers white, tinged with pink; extremely floriferous 15c.
Palm Leaf— 9. Named from its tropical shaped leaves; always rare, 15c.
Alba Plnta— 2. A splendid Begonia: leaves spotted, flowers white, 15c.
Rubra-8. Grandest of all Begonias; erect grow ers; flowers pink, li^ach, Z5c.
Tuberous Begonias.
The tubers rest in the winter, like the Gloxinia, but start early ^p";i«-
They thrive magnificently either treated as a pot or garden pl^nt. when the mas
sive, brilliantly colored blossoms will both please and astomsh you. For garden
culture plant May ISth.
SIKGLB SORTS.
BLOOMING BEGONIAS
FOR ONLY $1 00— At the
low price we cannot allow the selection
of sorts, hence all are strictly OUr selec-
tion, but all are different. This splendid
collection is bound to give unbounded
satisfaction. ^.
10 SPLENDID BLOOMING BEGONIAS, POSTPAID, $1.00.
* 6 SPLENDID BLOOMERS, POSTPAID, 60c.
Alba— Very large white blossoms, 15c.
Rosea— Pink; immense blossoms, I5c.
Red— Finest quality; brilliant, 15c.
Yellow— Very fine indeed. Each, 15c.
Above 4 single, 35c.
DOUBLE SORTS.
Victoria— Mammoth, double white;
very rare. Each, I5c.
Prince Albert— Very large, double
yellow. Each, 20c.
Gladstone— Immense blossoms of
brightest red. Each. 15c.
Above 3 double sorts, 40c.
CACTUS.
One of the rar-
est of rare
plants. Grows
rapidly and
bears odd blos-
soms on long
stems. Each,
40c; large, $1.00.
L o b 8 1 e r— A
wo nderf ully
free bloomer;
frequen t ly
blooming three _ _
season.^ Ofdrooping, weeping habit; also called "Bleed
'""gfndle'bactuifel^nt^ is the Candle Cactus
of New Mexico. Wonderfully beautiful flowers: yellow
and purple. Each. 35c.
Texas Fence Cacti — Massive,
broad leaves; rapid grower; very
- beautiful; in great demand. 20c,
OLD MAN CACTUS.
This is grandly beautiful; the long
white hair, so thickly grown, resem-
bles the hoary head of an aged man.
(See collection.) Eaoh, 50c; second
size. $1.00 .
YUCCA.
Grows more beautiful and blossonis
more freely each succeeding year. It
grows and lives forever, bearing great
quantities of white blossoms ; very desirable for a lawn
ornament. 20c. Yucca seed, pkg., 10c.
YUCCA, 20c«
PiEONY SEED
Grows easily from seed. In this way you get many
new, rare sorts. Package, 15c,
NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS.
(See cut).
Glorious beyond description is the
Night Blooming Cereus, and the best
of all is you need not coax it to
bloom; it will do that freely and
gorgeously annually. This gorgeous
Cactus usually opens at 7 o clock
in the evening, attaining its
greatest beauty at 12; blossoms
measuring 12 inches in diameter.
The sort we offer is very free bloom-
ing and of easy culture, requiring
little care. Is in the O ldMn^n colle c-
tion. Each, 25c.
Pliyllocactus —
The most b r i 1*
liantly beautiful
blossom among
Cacti is found on
this plant, often
bearing 250 blos-
s o m s annually.
Each, 20c; large, $1.
Stapelia— Very
odd indeed, bearing
beautiful buff ycl-
ilow colored blos-
soms, with deep
I maroon markings,
and of wonderful
construction,
Each, 20c. iJ^^^i'^S.^^S'^Jn^
RhlpSalisMeSd |«r»art. >nch,aOe
must bloom) Cacti. Each, 15c.
Rainbow Cactus— The plant is
covered with a network of spines,
which range in color from creamy
white to deep crimson, hence its
name "Rainbow." When in bloom
its grandeur is unsurpassed, having
flowers 4 inches across, bright crim-
son with a white center. Each, 50c.
Old Man CjL£;rLrsA»
CACTUS SEED.
. There is much pleasure derived from growing Cacti from seed. Our mixture of seed is very
fine You wUl be surprised at the odd looks just sprouting from the eatth. Sow in
flat'boxes fiHed with coarse sand. Keep modei ately moist. Chotec mixed, pkg.. JOc; Wonder
Mixture Cacti Seed, pkg., 25c.
OLD MAN CACTUS COLLECTION.
Now, then, do you want a lot of pleasure for but little morey
Then you wihwJnt our "Old Man Cactusand His FamUy coU^^
tion. They are fine for summer; fine for winter; indeed, they sec
to come into best use in winter, when their curious growth and maj
nificent blossoms come into full play. _^
12 Cacti Beauties for Only $1.00.
These will all be different, curious shapes and will be strictly ou
selection of 12 fine varieties. /m j Ayr-« *i «
Our selection of 12 sorts. $1.00: mcjuding Old Man, $1.35.
Our selection of 6 sorts, 60c; including Old Man. 9bc.
Our selection of J norts, 35c; including Old Man. 70c-
. Carnations.
(See front cover.)
The sweetest flower that blooms is
the Carnation— perfect in form, fra*
grance and growth.
No.l. HarloWarden, rich crimson
long stems, feiant V-lossoms. Each, tSc.
No. 2. Enchantress, giant bios,
soma, superb, rosy blush pink. Each-
I5c.
No. 3. Cardinal, peculiar rich scar-
let, giant blossoms. Each, 15o.
No. 4. Tlie Bride, colossal pure
white blossoms, very sweet. Each. 15c.
No. 5. Mrs. Thomas Lawson, pur-
est, largest rose pink Carnation grown;
criminal brought thousands of dollars.
Each, 15c.
One each above 5 novelties, 60c.
Package of seed of above, mixed, 20c.
rJiiNCHAf__
CAoJce Csmat/on Sorts.
1. Mrs. Bradt— Beautifully variegated,
red and white. Each plant, 25c; 3 for 50c;
sec J, 25 kernels, 15c.
2. Morning Glory, the prince of all
light pink varieties. Each, 15c; seed. 25
kernels, l5c.
3. Golden Beanty, the grandest yel-
o w. Each plant, 20c: seed, 25 kernels. 15c.
4. Gov. Koosevelt, the darkest red
imaginable. Each, 15c; seed, pkg., 15c.
5. Flora Hill, the giant blossom among
the whites. Each, 15c; seed, pkg., 15c.
6. Queen Louise. the greatsnowstorm.
Each, 15c; seed, pkg., 15c.
7. Daybreak delicate light p i n k .
Each, 20c; seed, pkg., 15c.
8. Evanston, grandest, most glorious
of all pink. Each, 20c: seed, pkg., 15c.
9. Estella, intense dark red, 20c.
Any 3 of above, 40c; any 6, 60c;
the 9, 80c.
SUPERB CHRYSANTHEMUMS.
The f ollowing eight giant colossal bloomers contain absolutely the cream of "Mums." None finer, none grander, none
more glorious, none larger, none stronger, none
One each above 5 illustrated Mums 60c.
surer to please than the following eight sorts.
1. COL. APPLETON.—Giant trusses, enormous
blossoms: golden color. Bewilderingly beautiful.
Each 20c.
2. kRS'. McKINLBY.-Honors the spotless
name it bears. Great pure white blossoms. 20C
3. *MES. PEERIN.— Wonderful size; noble
bearing; color pink; a giant blossom. Each, 25c.
4. G. W. CHILDS.-A superb beauty; great
blossoms of intense orange red. Enormous size.
Each, 36c.
5. JOHN WAN AM AKER.— Colossal blossoms, pure snowy white; a veritable snow-
nvhite silver giant Lach, 20c.
erand** Each ^2^?^'""^^ iirand flower, colossal size, beautiful pink trusses, wonderfully
(Ilo%s^'^Eao^^20c^^^^'~^°"^ larger, prouder, bolder, grander, among the giant
8. TIMOTHY EATON.-A colossal white. Each, 20c.
Above 8, p ostpaid, 85c. Any 4 for 50c.
It is a stately, a noble, a gorgeotitl
and rapidly growing plant, withl
great giant, colossal, magnificenWil
shaped leaves. A few plants p\acd|
upon your lawn will be the ttvos
ornamentalandgorgeous ornamei
thereon.
It is one of those plants every o
will ask, "Oh, what is it?" and
plant will be more frequently v
ited by the children than the
nana, as ninety-nine out of a h
dred children love Bananas an
will wish to see the plant on which
they grow. Price each, 40c; 3 for
$1.00; 5 for $1.50; 7for$2.00. Banan
seed, S kernels, 20c.
^.A^TTxyMn^Tn,^ XTATT ^ , . TWO CHRYSANTHEMUM NOVELTIES, 40 CENTS.
CONVENTION HALL. Color, white, of an exceedingly pure tone. Very broad center petals; incurving closely; tubular rav florets Winner of the SHOO
prize at Kansas City. 1901. It is unquestionably the finest white that has been produced for man^ years, none excepted Price! each. 30c
F. J. TAGGART.-lhe most striking novelty of recent years. The best of all the hairy or plumed sorts. A great advance overall the yellows in this class being
perfectly double, and the hair-like filaments are more pronounced. Color, light yellow. FlOWers, 8 inches in diameter. Each 30c ^^^"^^^ mm.^ciass, oeing
Above now 2 novelties. 40c, postpaid.
4 BIBLE PLANTS, 75c, POSTPAID.
1 . CROWN OP THORNS, OR
EUPHORBIA.
On the wild, rocky hills of
Judea, and in the immediate neigh-
borhood of Jerusalem, this em-
blematic plant is found.
It is a peculiar plant, thorny,
with a few bright green leaves,
and an abundance of light rose
blossoms, of the easiest possible
culture, and can be trained to as-
sume any shape, as aero wt; anchor,
harp, wreath, cross, etc. '*The
Crown of Thorns," worn by
our Savior was made out of
this plant. Indeed, some sacred
historians assert that the drink
given to our Savior before his
death was made from the juice of
this plant. Each, 25c; large
sisre, 50c.
2. THE FIG.
BRUGMANSIA -ANGEL S TRUMPET.
Each, 25c.
. BRUGMANSIA
ABOREA.
This is one of those plants of
which words fail to convey a
true idea of its magnificence,
and people who see it for the
first time are bewildered. It
blooms freely at all times of
the year, both winter and sum-
mer, in a window or conserva-
tory, or it can be cultivated in
the garden during the summer
and wintered in a cellar or pit.
The flowers are OVer a fOOt
long, and 8 or 9 Inches
wide, of creamy white color^
and very sweet. The striking
beauty of these gigantic, enor-
mous, glorious flowers cannot
be described. They make mag
nificent lawn plants when
plunged in the ground during
the summer. Each, 25c.
Each. 25c, 2d size, 50c.
The tig is of the easiest culture,
can be placed in cellar during winter and started early in spring. Bears abundantly
3. THE RESURRECTION PLANT.
Among the pines and cedars of Palestine, this singular plant is found. Imagine a bunch of withered looking shoots, brown, stiff and apparently dead; place it in
water, and within an hour it is transformed from a withered-looking bunch into a lovely patch of green moss. Each, 15c; 2 for 25c.
4. STAR OF BETHLEHEM.
In the valleys of Jezreel and Hebron, at the foot of Mount Tabor and the Lebanon Mountains, also throughout the pi _ . _ _
pale blue, almost white, star-like, bulbous plant grows wild. Each, 15c, 3 for 40c. \ Plant each above 4 Bible Plants, postpaid, 75C
CANNAS.
1. Wisconsin — Grand. An almost everblooming Canna, its flowers being borne in
great compact panicles, often as large as a man's hat. and of intense deep scarlet color.
Each. 15c.
2. Mad. Crozy— Dazzling crimson scarlet, distinctly bordered with yellow.
Each, 15c.
3. Tbe Tiger Canna— Deep foliage; dwarf habit. Flowers extra large, yellow
color, thickly spotted with crimson. The most striking novelty of recent years. Each, 15c.
4. Flamingo-intense light blood red. 2Uc.
5. 'Austria — Orchid flowers, enormous trusses; clear yellow, crimson center. 20c.
6. Chicago— Grand sort; great blossoms, finest red. Each, 20c.
7. America— Rich, large, deep blood red, gorgeous leaves, with deep flashing red
blossoms. It's a great beauty. Each, 20c.
8. Black Beauty— A majestic, stately variety with large, massive bronzy purple
leaves. Especially adapted for massing. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c.
9. Minnesota— It is a giant in growth, throwing forth massive colossal leaves.
Grows 6 feet tall and covers itself with giant flowers often 9 inches long. Foliage green.
Minnesota will bear more flowers than any sort known. Each, 20c: 3 for 50c.
10. Iowa— Another noble name; another noble Canna. Everybody is looking for a
giant deep pink blooming Canna, one bearing enormous trusses of the richest pink. It's
a rose-colored Canna, blooming in glorious profusion! Each, 25c; 3 for 60c.
The above le, special price, only $1.20. Any 3 of above for 50c; 0 for 66c.
7 Canna Novelties.
Qaeen Charlotte— Brilliant orange
with crimson tone, distinct golden bell.
Each, 20c.
Italy— Rich golden yellow with bril-
liant reddish crimson spots. Each, 20c.
Canary Bird— Beautiful canary
yellow. Each, 20c.
Burbank— Orchid shaped, giant
blossoms, brilliant yellowwith purplish
reddish brown center dots and splashes
Each, 30c.
King Humbert- Grandest of all
bronze foliage Cannas. Flowers mea:
uring 6 in. indiameter. Brilliant orang
scarlet. Each, 4()c,
Mt. Blanc — Almost pure white. K
grand flower. Each, 30c.
Louisiana — A giant vivid scarlet
crimson Canna. Flowers 7 in. across
Each, 30c.
Above collection of 7 for $1.40.
Any 3 for 76c.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS.
CALLAS.
Salzer's Ever Blooming Calla.
With a little care this grand Calla
blooms continuous. It is from Egypt;
very healthy; large blossoms; fine. It is
universally popular on account of its great
freedom of bloom, its magnificent blossortis
and noble foliage. Each, 20c; large, 35c;
very large, 75c.
Common Ethiopian Calla. Each, I5c.
Little Gem-Dwarf, fine. Each, 25c.
DAHLIA.
CXLLht EVER BLOOMING.
Black Calla.
The immense popu-
larity of this is attested
by the fact that one
year vv e sold over 6,000
bulbs. Flowers im-
mense; often 15 inches
long and of a velvety
purplish black. Always
rare. Each, 30c; latge
bulbs, 50c to $1.00.
% Spotted Calla.
Flowers small, but exquisite,
leaves covered with transpar-
ent white spots. Effective
window plant. Distinct.
Each, 20c.
GLADIOLI.
Salzer's French Hybrid Gladioli.
Go where you will the world over and yow
will find nothing more brilliantly beautiful
than our French Hybrid Gladioli. They are
simply unsurpassable. This mixture is tak-
en from upwards of 600 charming varie-
ties, and is ^rnnd.
Salzer's French Hybrid— Per 8, 15c; per
doz., postpaid, 50e: 50 for 11.75.
By express, per 60, $1.50; per 100, $2.75.
PRICE OF SALZER'S GLADIOLI.
Red Shadss 4o
Scarlet Shades. ..4o
Yellow Shad es.,..6o
Varieg'd Shades. .5o
Light Siiade8....4o
Postpaid:
Each Per 12 Per 60
S6o
35o
60o
40o
85o
$1.25
l.»0
2.40
1.50
1.30
By Express:
Per 50 Per 100
$1.00 $1.95
1.06 - -
2.10
1.10
1.06
2.00
4.00
2.00
195
GLADIOLUS.
All Shades and Colors Mixed.
This mixture is brilliantly beautiful and
contains many rare sorts. Indeed, Salzer'a
All Shades and Colors can not be equaled any-
where at twice the price 1 That's what ladies
and g-ardeners tell us who have grown the All
Shades and Colors Mixture. They are simply
grand and indescribable in their wonderful I
and varied color effects. Price, by mail, per
6, 25c; per 12, 40c; per 50, 51.35; perlOO, $2.50.
Price, by express, per 6, 20c; per 12, 30c; ■
X>er 50, $1.10; per 100, $2.10; per 250, $5.00.
Lemoine Giadiola Hybrids—Each, 6c; 12
for 60c,
DAHLIA BLOBSOMS.
By the hundred thou
sand are Dahlias beinj
planted; there is a grea
revival in these peerles
beauties. The choice
nesB and richness o
these old-t'ashioned fav
lorities are becomim
more and more kuowi]
and inquiry for same as
sumes enormous propoi
tions. Our stock is linn
yes, maf^nificent. W
gnd our Htrongf rootec
cuttings give g'reat sutif.
faction. Oreut favor
ites, growing from two t
five feet high, and pro
ducing a profusion o
flowers in the most per
feet form.
Our collection repre
sents the cream out of 30
sorts !
1. Ever Bloomer -
Delicate white and color
ed.
3. Pi nicer ton— .
beautiful, large bloom
ing pink.
3. Herbert— Magen
ta shaded; beautiful
4. Louis Philip
Rich, velvety, crimson
large.
5. Perfectlon-
Olear yellow— fine.
6. Triampliant— Dark, velvety brown.
7. Vivid— Bright red, very double.
8. White Bedder— Best white, very double.
9. H. AV. Ward— Old gold, tinged at times with scarlet or white; very double.
10. Brunton— Great yellow cactus blooming.
11. Kini;;;;' of Cactas— A. rare large crimson.
1/J. Ral)y Queen— Ruby red.
Kooted t^uttingrs, (these bloom tliis summer). Price, each, 12c; 3 fo
30c; 6 for 50c; lO for 80c, postpaid.
One each, above IS magnificent Dalilias in rooted cuttings, post
paid, SI. GO.
PRICE OF DAHLIA BULBS.
Any of above 12, each, 20c; 3 for 50c; 6 for 85c; 12 for S1.25.
MONSTER BULBS— Each, 35c; 3 for Sl.OO; « for »1.76; 12for«3.0(]
One Bulb each of 20 dififerent Dahlias, new and rare sorts, all care ;
fully labeled, S2.50.
Single blooming Dahlia Bulbs, each, 20c; 3 for 50c; 6 for 80c.
MIKADO FERN BALL.
3 RARE
FUCHSIAS, 60c.
1. STORM CL,OUD—
We have a bed of several
hundred large plants, that is,
at the time of writing, one
solid mass of great, glorious,
snow-white balls, a sight
worth coming miles to see,
and hundreds of city visitors
have been here daily, admir-
ing this grandeur. It is tiie
largest, finest double white
Fuchsia, and its great snow-
white balls, borne in such
prodigal profusion, almost
completely hide the foliage
of the plant. Each, 20c;
5 for »icOO.
2. MIDNIGHT— Grows
somewhat taller than its com-
panion. Storm Cloud, but for
genuine beauty its deep, big
midnight blossoms are hard
to beat. Its blossoms are of
irreat. giant size. Eaclit
20c; 5 for «1.00.
3. RED DRAGON—
While Storm Cloud and Mid-
night are great balls of Fuch-
sia blooms. Red Dragon as-
sumes an elongated shape,
the blossoms often measuring
S to 4 inches in length, and
of an original new crimson*
red hue. It is exceedingly florif erous, the original seedling, when 9 months old, bore
«t one time 167 large, long, lovely buds and blossoms of a peculiar, indescribable ver-
-mWii^rx tr^lvetv crimson color. Eacli, gOc.
These balls con- THE BOSTON FERN.
sist of Fern roots
about the size of a
pencil, woven out-
side and around
ball of moss. These |
roots produce^
beautiful sprays of
Ferns from eyes .
or buds at nearly
every inch of theirijl
length. Thus the
whole surface of <
the ball soon be-f
' comes covered with
Fern sprays. They
may be suspended
in any part of the
room or grown on ,
a stand or table.
Price: Dormant
Balls, each, 75c; 3 for $2.00; 1 doz., $7.00, all prepaid. boston fehn. each, 2Uc.
THE BOSTON FERN. Each, 20c.
In it we have the most satisfactory of all Ferns. It does exceedingly well ever
where. Its charming, graceful, magnificent, healthy fronds are inimitable. No pic
uro, no illustration, no description can do justice to this most magnificent of i'
graceful, hardly, easily kept Ferns. Its great fronds are often 6 feet long, and tl
very essence of beauty and grace — "spending constant gladness."
Price: 20c each; 3 for 60c; large, 50c to $1.00.
Sword Fern
Well known. Eaci
15c; large plants, 40
Silver Fern— A
exquisite silver
foliage, 25c.
Lycop odium
Runs 20 feet; fin
Each, 25c.
Tremula— Trei
blea easily. £ac
25c.
Petris Fern- i
handsome foliag I
Each, 25c.
STORMCLOUn^
Nepliroleps^ '
Wi t tboldi.
Noblest of all tl
Sword Fern vari
ties, with 1 a r g
g o r g e ou 8 f rone
Each. 30o.
Ostricli Plnn
Fern Piersonii
Most graceful, mc
ciiarming of all Fe
varieties. Each, 4(
large plants, $1.00.
COLLECTIOK ,
OF FERNS. ;
Onr selection*
5 sorts, 60c. Ol
selection of .
sorts, 35c;
sorts, Includlr
Boston Fern, f'
76c.
NINE HARDY SHRUBS, POSTPAID FOR 85 CENTS.
8« Spirea Van Houttei.
The most showy of all the Spireas; with long, slen-
der branches that droop gracefully with their weight
of pure white flowers, in great clusters and whorls,
forming plumes 2 feet long. Each, 20c. Large, each, 30c.
^Trice of the 9. mail size, 85c; any 3 for 36c: an
9. Calycanthus.
It bears in May a great profusion of double purple
blossoms, which have a strong pineapple fragrance.
Each, 15c, 3 for 40c. I,argc, each, 30c.
1. Chinese Wisteria.
Magnificent free-flowering j
climbers, blooming freely all sum- '
mer long, hanging their gorgeous |
and immense bunches of deli- ■
ciously sweet and lovely flowers
from porches, balconies and veran- I
das; grows 100 feet high. Each, j
2Sc: 3 for 60c. Express size. Large,
each, 35c.
2. California Priret.
A noble shrub with beautiful
blossoms and rare foliage. Each,
20c. Express size, large, each, 30c. '
3. Persian Lilac.
Bears its enormous trusses often
ten inches long of pure white,
strongly fragrant flowers in great ;
profusion. Each, 20c. Express '
size, large, each, 30c.
4. Spirea Bnmalda.
This is a grand shrub, blooming '
from July until killed by frost. The \
blossoms are large and of a bright ]
rose color; perfectly hardy. Each,
25c. Express size, large, each, 30c. '
5. Weigelia Rosea.
A grand shrub, which is a mass of
fine bell-shaped pink blossoms dur-
ing June. It is one of the most pop-
ular and beautiful of all shrubs.
Each, 25c. Express size, large, i
each, 30c.
0. Philadelphus.
The blossoms are large, pure
white, waxy, of delicious orange
fragrance, and borne in prodigal i
profusion; absolutely hardy. Each,
20c; 3 for 50c. Express size, large,
e^ch. 30c WISTERIA
7. Forsythia or Golden Bell,
Robes itself, during April and May, the length of
its branches, in pendulous bells of a bright yellow
color. Immensely brilliant. Each, 20c. Large, 30c.
6 for 60c. postpaid. EzpresB sise latere, the 9 for $2.00.
PiEONIES.
The Paeony is with right the noblest and at the same time
the most popular and beautiful and serviceable hardy out-
door flower. We have frequently seen the LaCrosse and
Goethe and other varieties bearing flowers from 14 to 20
inches in circumference. They iMcrease in beauty and size
each succeeding year. Three or four plants when well es-
tablished will give from 200 to 300 great gorgeous blossoms, i
1. La Crosse— A glorious, fragrant, very double pink '
Paeony of giant, colossal, magnificent size. Each. 30c; 3 for 85c.
2. Goethe— Magnificent dark red variety; blossoms intense in coloring and large in size.
Each. 30c; 3 for 80c.
3. Snowdrift— A Pure white, very large and finely formed blossom. Each. 25c; 8 for 70c.
4. Givalet— A rich deep pink; of great beauty. Each, 25c: 3 for 70c.
One each of the ahove 4 for 75c, postpaid. Any 2 of above for 45c.
Fseony Seed, pkg., 16c.
I SNOWDRIFT— Each 25c; 3 for 70c. |
SALZER'S RADIANT COLLECTION OF HARDY PHLOX.
The set of six, postpaid, 70c.
No. 1. Virgil— Enormous trusses, violet blue.
Each, 15c: 2 for 25c; 5 for 50c, postpaid. Two
year old, by express, 1 plant 25c; 3 plants 65c.
No. 2. Heroine— Indescribably grand, orange
scarlet, single florets often larger than a silver
dollar piece. Each, 15c; 2 for 25c; 5 for 50c, post-
paid. Two year old, by express, 1 plant 25c;
3 plants 65c.
No. 3. Diana— Giant blossoms, marvelously
grand and magnificently stately. Purplish crim-
son. Each. 20c; 2 for 30c; 5 for 70c, postpaid.
Two year old, by express, 1 plant 30c: 3 plants
75c.
No.. 4. Elmira— Colossal in size, beautiful in
the extreme, white pink eye. Each, 15c; 2 for 25c;
5 for 50c, postpaid. Two year old, by express,
1 plant 25c; 3 plants 65c.
No. 6. La Crosse— A magnificent Phlox; a
silver dollar piece will not cover a single floret.
Giant in size, stately and grand in appearance,
wonderfully beautiful, shiny scarlet crimson. Each,
20c; 2 for SOc; 5 for 70c, postpaid. Two year old,
by express, 1 plant 30c; 3 plants 75c. •
No. 6. Silver Lace— Giant blossoms, pure
snow white, profuse bloomer. Each, 15c; 2 for
25c; 5 for 50c, postpaid. Two year old, by ex-
press, 1 plant 25c; 3 plants 65c.
One set of above six 70c, two sets 91.30, three sets SI. 65, postpaid. Any three of above
60c. Above set of six, two year old, by express, ©1.50, three sets, two year old, S4.00.
A bed of Salzers Radiant Phlox.
FIVE GIANT COLOSSAL PHLOX.
I Take a silver dollar, place it over any floret of the following five, and the dollar in most cases fails to
cover the blossom!
1. Purity— Gorgeous white. Each, 25c. Two year old. 40c.
Eclaireur— Crimson and rosy eye. Each, 25c. Two year old, 40c.
Matador — Orange vermilion. Each, 25c. Two year old, 40c.
Multiflora— White, violet, purple. Each, 25c. Two year old, 40c.
Pantheon — Salmon, rose, enormous. Each. 25c. Two year old, 40c.
Above five, Sl.OO. Above five, two yearold, ftl.50.
2.
3.
4.
5.
HAPPY HOME
COLLECTION
& lOO
■OliELECTIOtil
SALZER'S HAPPY HOME COLLECTION OF 21 PLANTS $1.00 POSTPAH).
This ereat plant collection, compoH«cl of the best the firreenhonscs of America or Europe can furnish, a rainbow of colors, we
offer at a price so completely within the reach of everybody, wliether rich or poor, that we predict It will take
■fhls collection Is immensely popular amonf? our customers, and we ap-
pend hereto a letter from Mrs. Jane Russell Ayres, of Ohio, who ob-
tained a collection from us :
"JOHN A. SAL7.ER SEED CO. —Gentlemen: I have purchased plants for
twenty years. It's safe to say that I have spent over $200 during this time, but
never before have I really felt that I got more than my moneys worth until I
bought of you. All the plants I obtained from you were A l^io. r. Yes, I got live
V. times more than my money's worth. These t-iventytwo plants Kyou threw in one
^ extra^ contain Caladiums, Cannas. Achanias and Begonias, Palms, Roses, Azalias
^ and Geraniums, Carnations and Chrysanthemums, Gloxinias and Salvias, Oranges
and Calla v • yes, all o f them choice, well grown, rare plan ts. It's the greatest surprise I ever had.
You are "pOBitively too generous. My neighbors, Mrs. Wilson, also Mrs. Medary and Mur-
ray, each when they saw my plants, ordered a collection.
1,000,000 PLANTS
to fill our orders for 1907. Well, no matter; we have them. To meet the demand of onr large Pl*"* |r?Jl
enormous stocks of all kinds of roses, plants and bulbs-of ten more than necessary-to n^ake sure th^^^^
the heavy spring business is about over, in May, wo take this stock of various rare and good things and make it into a ""f "{{'"^
Collection, Snd Sflfer them to our customers at a 1 plants for Sl.OO, giving them 3 to 4 times the val ue of their money. They wilt be
sent free by mail. All collection orders are boolted and will be shipped as
early in tlie season as our stock permits
• • ^» »_i 1 — i~ -. ym- (III I- i-im L<iiiim~». isuu. v» «7 *»%»~ .^^^^^^^^^^mrrti^^^m^^
TUBEROSES.
Indeed, they will averagfe 99 !
bloomers out of every 100 bulbs. ;
Thev should be planted early in
5-inch pots, in rich sandy loam,
watered moderately, befrinninir
to bloom as early as July or Aug- 1
ust, and continuin? for some I
months. A good way to have suc-
cession of bloom would bo to i
plant bulbs every second week. I
Pearl — Dwarf habit, free i
blooming; extra. Each. 8c: 3 for j
15c: 10 for 50c: 25 for «1.00. |
Double: Each. 5c. 3 for 15c; 10 j
for 25c. I
BELLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA !
—A novelty; very double and free
blooming. Each, 10c; 2 for 15c;
10 for 60c. i
What is the Happy Home
Surprise Collection?
It is composed of everything
we have a surplus of, our se-
lection, consistink' of rich, rare,
beautiful plants and bulbs. We
send such fine plants that you
are sure to be pleased with
them. These we sell.
11 plants, postpaid, for 60c.
21 plants, postpaid, for $1.00.
If you send 70 cts., we add to
above collection of 11 plants
1 Wis. Hybrid Tuberose, 16c.
If you send $1.10 we add to
above collection of 21 plants
IWiP Hybrid TuheroBft, 16c, 1
Cycas Revoluta,The
True Sago Palm.
Anyone having
seen this most mag-
nificent Cycas will
admit that no other
plant can equal it in
grandeur.
Indeed, it is the no-
blest of all palms,
yes. of all plants and
IS easily by noble
right the king of the
plant kingdom, easy
to grow.
iBt Size ...v.. .$0.60
2d ....... .78
3d 1.26
4ttl 2.00
^^^^
WISCOJJSIN HYBRID,
EACH l^C.
WISCONSIN HYBRID.
Each, IS cts.
This is a grand new Hybrid
Tuberose. 4>looming early and
furnishing a great abundance
of pure white, very double, very
large fragrant flowers. It is the
acme of perfection. We add
same to the Happy Home Col-
lection. Price, eacn, 16c; 2 for
25c; 6 for 60,
x^x^^^iv o iiwivAx^i:.xvi^ vyivwwi^ sE.iLu:^, Ati^KJi^V LtLl^Y I titL tJlLb 1 t UK ALL SOILS ANU ULIMES.
EVERBLOOMING ROSES.
Four Perpetual Bloomers, 50c.
Of these four extremely free flowering
Roses we sold the past four years up-
ward of 100.000 plants, and no Roses on
earth bloom more freely than these.
1. Bella— I'he sweetest, freest bloom-
er, of pure snowy white. Each, 15c.
2. Louis Philip— The grandest, freest
blooming crimson red Rose known. 15c.
3. Isabella Sprunt— No breed so fine,
no yellow Rose so fr^e of bloom. 15c.
4. Sofrano— Grand saflfron or coffee
colored: exquisite buds; free bloomer.
15c.
They never fall you.
Price of the tour, 60c, postpaid.
THE ROSE.
«r^""K^*l^^ of new Roses are being offered to the people of America at present by florists, and of the long list but few are really of lasting merit I
or such that will reward the ordinary grower with anything like "paying buds." One or two buds a year from a new Rose with a high command
f?ee bloome?s!^'" ^ '"'"'"^ ^'"""^ ^ ^''^^ ^""^ standard Rose; hence our list this yearcontlins only the cr^am of!
Two New
Magnifi-
cent
Ever-
bloomers.
Agripplna—
A mat'nificent
Rose, bloom-
ing almost
continuously ; _
color, intense ft THESE TWO Or^«
Makes a mat 3 EVERBLOOMERS OD^
nihcent bud for buttonhole purposes.
Each. 20c; 3 for 50c.
Hermoia— The freest blooming, glorious
pink Rose in cultivation; an everbloomer;
magnificent in every respect. Each, 20c;
3 for 50c
One each of above two, postpaid, 36c.
AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE.
Proudest and noblest of all Roses, that's
what the American Beauty can trulj^
claim. It has the true hybrid fragrance;
and this, wiih a large size (blossoms ofterl
7 inches in diameter), rich, deep crimsoifi
color and free blooming p'-opertiesi!
makes it the finest Rose in America to-:
day. Can be planted out of doors. Each,
30c: large plants. 50c each.
Liberty— A brilliant, deep r»d. monthly
Rose, of gorgeous buds. 80c; large,
each. 50c.
Golden Gate— White, tinfred with in-
tense orant'e. Each. 30c; 2d size. 50c.
Marshal Kiel— A Glorious Rose— Great
giant, sulphur yellow, ball-shaped, fra-'
grant blossoms. Hardy south of St.
Louis Each. 20c; 2d size. 50c.
One each above 4, 90c; 4 large, $1.60.
Five Everblooming
Roses, 60c.
1. TheBride— Flowers giant
Size, pure white, long stems,
magnificent buds. Each, 15c.
2. Woutton— This is a re-
markably sirikingand brilliant
violet crimson everblooming
Rose, richly shaded; fiowers
are large, full and regular.
Each, 25c.
3. Clothllde Soupert— Flow-
ers very double and sweet
The color is pearl white, deep-
ening to carmine in the center,
and it certainly surpasses all
other varieties as an ever-
blooming pot rose. Each. 20c.
4. Perle des Jardlns— A magnificent Rose, color, clear golden yellow. Its proud buds are of colossal
size. Each, 15c.
B. Catherine Mermet— A glorious everblooming Tea Rose; bright flesh color; large, full, of beautiful
torm. of easy cultivation; buds of mammoth size. Each. 15c.
Above 5 everblooming Roses, 60c, postpaid.
SALZER'S EIGHT HARDY HYBRID GARDEN ROSES.
M.SS nlfii ?t^^„°^MV^^"^ nowhere will vou find a more magnificent collection of ironclad, hardy, everblooming Roses than the eight below. This
Hardy Collection will bring sunshine and smiles and hapoiness and good cheer and gladness to every one planting tnem. They are as hardv as oak
^"^-tftl^?^". so,t^_^?Ly V^.^^the^ next^year you will get bushels of flowers from these hardy beauties. picmuiig mem. ney are as naray as oak.
and should
Our large field grown stock at 40c each, the 8 for $2 50. stand unrivaled as strong, larg^
We are offering this year hardy roses grown in 4 in. pots, as a great improvement over field grown stock. They are finer rooted
begin blooming almost immediately after being planted and established
The 4 in. pot Roses will become immensely popular, " ' '
garden Roses!
1. Ulrich Brunner— A beautiful hardy Rose in flower and foliage.
I lie former is large and cupped, bright cherry-red ar.d very fragrant.
1 he flowers are borne on long flower stalks almo«;t de\ oid of thorns.
Price by mail. 20c; by express, 4 in. 30c; field gro 40c each.
2. Gen. Jacqueminot— Now known everywhere. T ie most popular of
all Roses of the Hybrid Perpetual class. Color, rich crimson; of fine
shape and exquisite fragrance. No words can adecuately describe its
charms.
Price by mail, 20c; by ezpress, 4 in. 30c; field grown. 40c each.
3. Coquette des Alps— The best and freest blooming of all hardy
white Roses, Occasionally shows light blush which ^^nhances its beauty.
Price by mail, 20c ; by express, 4 in. 80c ; fidJd giown, 40c each.
4. Mrs, John Lain^—Rich satiny pink. Coloss-i! in size, very full.
delicjoMS fragrance. V'^ery hardy. Almost as free blooming as a
monthlv Rose.
Price by mall, 20c; by ezpress. 4 in, 30c: field grown, 40c each.
5. Magna Chart*— Bri?ht deep pink, very large and fragrant. A
grand popular hardy garden Rose.
Prlc9 by mail, 20c; by express, 4 in. 30c; field grown. 40c each.
6. Mad, Plantier-It is perfectly hardy and withstands the cold
winters of Wisconsin without protection. It has pure white, perfect
flowers, fine buds, very fragrant: especially suitable for cemetery
planting. A two-year-o'd plant will bpar 300 beautiful blossoms.
Pnca by mail. 20c; by express, 4 in. 30c; field grown, 40c each.
7. Paul Neyron— The flowers are immense; probably the largest and
finest Rose; bright, shining pink, clear and beautiful; verv double and
full, finely scented; blooms the first season and all summer; no collec-
tion IS complete without this magnificent variety.
Price by mail, 20c; by express. 4 in. 30c ; field grown, 40c each.
8. Vick'B Caprice— A v^ry caoricious Rose, variegated, oddly beauti-
ful, very hardy, very free flowering. A delightful addition to the hardy
Rose garden.
Price by mail, 20c; by express. 4 in. 30c; field grown, 40c each.
PEICE OP SALZEB'8 EIGHT HARDY ROSES.
Price of above 8 Hardy Roses, fine plants, postpai d. $1.00. Price of above 8 Hardy Roses, strong 4 in. pots, will bloom at once, by express,
$2,00. Price of above 8 Hardy Roses, strong field jrown, will bloom at once, by express, $2.60.
15 hardy roses, two-year-old, all different Inb-om, color, etc. A grand, grand collection, by express, for only $3.25; 25, all different. $6.00.,
SALZER'S RARE GARDEN ROSES. I
1. Gruss aus Teplitz^One of the very brightest colored
Roses extant, of peculiar lastingr qualities, retaining its
magnificent vivid, rich, fiery red coloring even during the
hottest summer weather. It blooms more freely than the
monthly rose. It's grea^, it's a bloominsr wonder. Strong
plants, each, 35c: 3 for $1.00, by express. By mail, small |
plants each, 2Uc. t
2. Frau Karl Druschki— It is unquestionably the Ideal I
hardy wliite Rose. Its flowers, which are very large, are
perfect in form and snow-white in color, with large shell-
shaped petals, forming a beautiful flower. The plant Is a |
strong, vigorous, healthy grower, and remarkably free- |
flowering. Strong plants, 50c each; 3 for $1.26. By mail,
small plants each, 25c.
3. Jolin Hopper— Bright rose, carmine centre: flowers
large, cupped and well formed. Strong plants, each, 35c: S
for Si. 00. By mail, small plants, each, 20c.
4. Souvenir de Pierre Notting— The ideal yellow bed-
ding Eosc; has exceptionally lar^'e flowers, which in form
rnd beauty surpass almost everything in the rose crarden.
In color it is a deep, apricot-yellow shaded with orange;
rich and beautiful. Strong plants, 50c each; 8 for $1.25.
By mail, small plants, each, 25c.
^^One each above 4 Eare Roses, by mail, 76c.
C^One 4 " ** 4 inch pots, large,
by express, $1.50. |
The above 4 Rare Garden Roses are without question the moat wonderful creations in the hardy rose garden produced in recent years. No. 1
is positively an everbloomer. On my own grounds during 1906. a 4 inch pot Rose planted May 1 was never out of bloom until frost in October
the same with No. 2. All are A No. 1. A rare rose collection of hardy Roses.
t^^^Witli eacli order, we nend directions how to growl
CROSS IfV^l
THREE HARDY MOSS ROSES.
THfeEE HARDY M055 R0SE5 65'l«
The JVIoss Roses are known in poetry and song.
The graceful bud and mossy stem are soiu^lit
everywhere. Our varieties are hardy and very
floriferous.
The Pink— Beautiful shade of pink. Each. 25c.
The White— Pure white: large bud. Each. 26c.
The Red— Deep color; fine form. Each, 25c.
One each of these 3 glorious Moss Roses,
postpaid, 65c; one each large plants, by ex-
press, 90c.
HOW TO DESTROY
INSECTS ON ROSES AND FLOWERS
A Timely Little Book
Postpaid, 30o.
The Three Belle Roses,
50c, Postpaid.
Here we have 3 hardy, ironclad, climbing Rosesof
different form and color, that can not be beat where
abundance of blossoms, delightful fragrance and
hardy vigor are desired. The price is so low— only
60c. postpaid, for the three— that every farmhouse,
every city home, every cottage and every palace
should be graced by them
1. Prairie Belle or Prairie Queen— Grows to 50
feet high. Clear, bright pink, sometimes with a white
stripe: large, compact and globular; very double and
full; blossoms in clusters; one of the finest. Each,
20c; 2-year-old. each. 30c. By express.
2. Baltimore Belle— A large pale blush Rose of
good growth, bearing its beautiful, almost white
blossoms in such profusion as to resemble a snow-
storm in blast. It is a splendid climber. Each, 20c;
2-year-old, each, 30c.
3. Tennesse Belle— Deep rosy pink; shoots slend-
er, and flowers in clusters prodigally. Each, 15c;
2-year-old. each, 30c. By express.
4. The Martha Washington Rose— Over one hun-
drcd years auo George Washington planted this
Rose in honorof this bride at Mount Vernon. Color,
pure white; perfectly doublet© the center, and of
unsurpassed fragrance; buds beautiful and long,
pointed. It is a rapid grower, especially the second
season, when it attains a height of from 8 to 12 feet,
and is so literally covered with pure white, fragrant
flowers as to completely hide the foliage. Each,
20c; 2 for 30c; 2-year-old, each. 30c.
1 each Three Belles, postpaid, 60c.
1 each Three Belles and Martha Washington, 65c.
1 each Three Belles, 2-year-olc!, 75c; 1 each Three
Belles and Martha Washington, 2-year-old. $1.25.
y PRESS fot^'/aCtS
THE RAMBLER ROSES.
1. Crimson Rambler— The greatest Rose of the
Century. It is said to be hardy as oak, to withstand
every manner of climate, to grow rapidly, to remain
outdoors, even in Wisconsin's cold climate, and to
bloom, and bloom all season long. A one-year-old
plant from which our stock was propagated had over
8,000 blossoms during the first year. A plant under
favorable conditions grows 15 feet the nrst season.
Everybody growing same pronounces it the Rose won-
der of the century. Each. 20c; 3 for 50c, postpaid: 7 for
Sl.OO. By express, strong 2-year-old, each, 85c; 3 for
$1.00; 3-year-old. 75c each; 3 for |2.00 by express.
2. Yellow Rambler— What is said of the Crimson
Rambler applies equally to the Yellow, only that the
color is rich yellow. Each. 20c; 3 for 50c, postpaid.
2-year-old, each, 85c; 8 for $1.00 by express.
8. Dorothy Perkins— The famous hardy Pink Ram-
bler. A 3-year-old plant bore for us 2,700 shining pink
blossoms last season. Each, 20c; 3 for 50c. postpaid.
By express, 2-year-old. each. 35c; 3 for $1.00; by express.
8-year-old, 60c; 8 for $1 50.
(Ahoye three Ramblers, small Plants,
postpaid, 55c.)
Above 8 Ramblers, one-vear-old, by express for
76c; above 3. two-year-old, by express for $1.00; above
3, three-year-old, by express for $2.00.
THE WONDERFUL BABY RAMBLER ROSE.
A dwarf Rose, continuously in bloom. By this we
mean 365 days oi each and every year. Color, Crim-
son. It's a free grower, easy to take care of and is
always, always in bloom. Price by mail, each, 25c;
3 for GOc; large plants, each, 36c; 3 for $1.00.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In this list arc found such plants and flowers
Asparagus (Climbing).
The finest of all plants for floral
decorations. The fcriiage is so fine, so
fairy-like, so graceful, so much like a
soft vapory fern, that as a climbine
decorat ivc vine it cannot be compared
wiih anything we know of. Each, 20c.
Asparagus Sprengeri.
Grandest, bright glistening green,
drooping pot plant grown. Its grace
and beauty are indescribable.
Each. 20c. Fkg. seed of Sp rengeri. 15c.
Acalypha Sander!.
Also advertised as Chenille Plant.
It is a handsome thing for the window.
Growth erect, with long fluffy droop-
ing spikes of glowing crimson, resem-
bling chenille cords, from between
the leaves. 20c each.
Acalypha Tricolor.
Brilliantly, eorgeously beautiful. A great, glorious
foliage wonder, growing more charming with each day.
Price. 26c each.
Azalea— Pure white, ea. 25c; large plants. 75c to ^3 ea.
—Crimson. " 25c: * " 75c to $3
•' —Pink " 25c: " 75c to $3
Abutllon— White, red. yellow. Each, 15c.
Achania— Each. 15c. . , . . , , ..^
Alyssum— Double white, always in bloom. Each, 10c.
Ananassa (Pine Apple)— Well known. Each, 30c.
America Wonder Lemons— Giant fruit, fine. Price. 25c.
Bride's Myrtle— Each, 15c.
Balsami Sultani-Each, 15c.
Coleus -Brilliant sorts and colors. Each, 10c: 12 for 7oc.
Croton— A brilliant house plant. Each, 25c.
Camplior— From its juice camphor is made. Each. 26c.
Cupliea (Cigar Plant)— Each. 10c.
Clerodendron— An elegant climber. Each, 20c.
Caladium Esculentum— Each, 16c; 8 for 40c.
Fancy Caladium— Furnishes great masses of brilliant
colored leaves. Each. 20c; 3 for 60c.
Farfugium (Leopard Plant)— Each. 26c.
Feverfew— Beautiful white blossoms. Each, 10c.
FicuB Elastica— The Rubber Plant. Each, 80c.
BabyFicus— A great beauty, small leaves. Each, 26c.
Flowering Caladium—Leaves 2% feet in diameter,
large lily-like blossoms. Each, 80c: large, 76c.
Heliotrope— White, purple, dark. Each, 16c.
Hibiscus— Known the earth over as the brilliant giant
blooming Rose of Sharon. Price, single scarlet.
FICUS ELASTICA. 20c; double scarlet. 25c.
Hibiscus Cooperii— Leaves variegated, brilliant. Eactr. 80c.
HYDRANGEA FOR HOUSE CULTURE.
Red Branched— The aueen of all House Hydrangeas. Big, giant pmk
blossoms. Each, 26c. Thos. Hogg Hydrangea-Pure white, fine
Each. 20c.
Jasmine— The ideal of poets. Each, 20c.
Lantana— Great bloomers. Each. 10c.
TWO SUMMER CLIMBERS— One of Each for 25c.
COBEA SCANDENS. ,
The purple giant climber. Grows with lateral vines fully 300 feet in
one summer. Bears thousands of great bell-shaped purple blossoms.
?/ach,15c;2for25c.Seedpkg..lOc, rflOON FLOWER.j^ u 1 - o
Great white night-bloomius' climber. Seed pkg., lOc. iLacn, loc. ^
for 25c. One of each above two. 25c. .
as are popu^r and well known by everybody.
Otaheite Orange— Everbearing. Price, 20c.
Pepino— A rare plant. Each, 20c.
Passlflora Colville— Passion vine. Each, 20c.
Primroses— Known favorites. Each. 16c.
Petunias— Double, pure white, bright red or variegated. Bach, 25c; 3 for 50o,
Philodendron-Grand. Each. $1.00.
Sanseveria— A rare plant. Each. 20c.
Swainsonia— Always in bloom. Each, 20c.
Salvia— Well known. Each, 10c; 4 for 26c.
Verbena— All colors. Each. 8c: 12 for GOc.
Violets— Single blue or double blue. Each. 15c: double white. 15c.
Water Hyacinth— A beauti ful purple blosso m. Each. 20c.^
The Alamo Oleander.
On one of our trips through Texas, we
found growing near the Alamo, the birthplace
of Texas liberty, a magnificent group of
Oleanders. The glorious plants were in full
bloom, and we obtained the finest of them
all, and have named same ' The Alamo." It
is a large, semi-double, pink bloomer, very
free and of unusual vigor. No matter how
badly the Oleander is treated, whether it is
put in the cellar during the winter, or in a
cold room, it rewards the grower in the sum-
mer and fall with a great abundance of
blossoms, so that one almost feels guilty in
storing the plant away in the cellar during
the winter.
Price: Finn Alamo, each. 25c; Double. Semi-
White, each, 25c.
CYCLAMEN.
A bulbous plant; a continuous winter Dj«lr 1
bloomer. Each. 16c. nOK,
cc
tr
T
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IC
GLOXINIA.
The handsomest summer-blooming house
plants, a single plant havintr as high as 40
great, glorious blossoms of excjuisite color-
ing. E ach, 2Qc.
Hyacinth Candicns—
Produces pure white, bell-
shaped flowers on long
stalks. Bloom in fall.
Kach. 15c; 3 for 35c.
Auratum Lily-
Grandest of all hardy
outdoor Lilies. Each,
according t o size,
26c. 40c. 60c.
The Lily-of-the-Valley
is the sweetest, most deli-
cate flower. Spreads rap-
idly, being perfectly hardy,
and each succeeding year
rewards the grower with a
greater abundance of delic-
iously fragrant.snow-white
blossoms. Each, 5c; 10 for
40c; imported, each, 10c; 10
for 60c: 100 for $5.00.
3 RARE PALMS FOR 60c, POSTPAID.
Many persons have an idea that Palms are
hard to grow. This is entirely wrong. There
is no decorative plant that will stand such
varied and rough usage as the Palm. Ordi-
nary moisture, partial shade and moderate
warmth are its requisites.
CYCAS REVOLUTA, THB
TRUB SAGO PALM.
Anyone
K^ENTilA THE GRACEFUL PHCENIX
1. PhCBnix— Graceful and charming in the extreme. Each. 25c; seed,
per 5 kernels. 10c. . « . , , ^
2. Latania— The most popular Palm known. Each. 25c; seed, per 6
kernels, 10c.
3. Kentia— A charming Palm, graceful, hardy, popular. Each. 26c;
seed, per 6 kernels, 10c.
Above 8 for 60c, postpaid. ^ ■ '■
Above, second size, each. 50c; 3 for $1.40.
Above, third size. each. $1.00; 3 for $2.60. . ■ ■ "
t^The second and third sizes are noble specimens for the price."^
PALM SEEDS.
Palms are of easy growth from seed. Full directions "How to
grow Palms" with each package. Palm seed mixed, lo kernels. I5c.
10 kernels of Palm, Dracaena; Pandanus and Banana seeds mixed
tA one package. 20c.
TRUE CYCAS PALM
1st size, 60c I 3d size, $1.25
2nd *' 75c I 4th " 2 00
Fillfera— Known as the
Weeping Palm the world
over. Each, 25c. Seed,
per 6 kernels, 10c.
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA.
The grandest of
all evergreen
house plaiits; a
regular beauty;
verv graceful, fine,
and rare. Easily
taken care of.The
joy and delight of
everyone. It's a
continuous jdy to
have the Arauca-
ria in your collec-
tion. Nothing will
please you more.
It's a chaste
plant."
Small plants,
60c each; larger.
$1.20 to $2.00 each.
PANDANUS VETCHII.
The handsomest of all var-
iegated plants. In every re-
spect like P. Utilis. only
handsomer. It's a stately
plant. (See cut.) Each. 60c;
large plants. $1.00 to $2.00.
Pandanus Utilia — Called
Screw Pine from arrange-
ment of leaves on stem. A
stately plant similar to P.
Vetchii, well adapted for
centers of vases or baskets. p. vetchii.
Easy to keep. 1st size, 30c each: 2nd size. 76c .
each; 4 kernels of seed. 10c.
DRACAJl:^ A— An ele-
frant decorative plant.
Splendid grown alone or
as the center of vases,
jardinieres, etc. Each.
Iftc; «eed, lOkernela.lOc.
-' " 'J'liiiLuuuB UP P LAN lb. bLLUb ANU iUULtj, L A ^kci^jjk. Wl^. ^4
Tree Seeds for Ihe Bakotas, Iowa, NebraskaTE tc^ '
seeds Requlrea per Acre-Of Box Elder and White Ash we usually plan. 4 pounds of each per acre: of Black Locust. 5 pounds per acre. '
White Ash.
10 lbs.'or m^?e' aVUc^per fb."^' ' ""^^ ^ "'^ • ^^'^^
The American Linden.
It grows rapidly, leaves lariie size, extiumeij handsome- a special
Black Locust.
: 'A lb.. 15c: lb..4()c. postpaid; by express, lb.. 30c; 5 lbs.. $1.20.
Box Elder.
lO^b'sVor'mSrLV^^^^ p^erlb.'' ^"'^^^^^^ by express. lb.. 20c; 6 lbs.. 75c
Small Fruit Seeds.
an^^h JrdTninrT™? ^'^A^'' experiment with growing small fruits, apple
and are indeed finp wi^ff^^f^^' of these are the choicest obtainao.e
Annio qL^h ^ ^^^^ these at a low pr ce:
Pea^r sled ^w'^'in ^' ^^-^^^S'A^^-' ^0; 3 lbs. for $2.00.
Crth A«^lTPfv '^j' 02., 20c: J4 lb.. 60c: lb.. $1.50.
crab Apples-Mixed Varieties. Pkg.. 10c; oz., 25c: lb., $1.25; 3 lbs. for $3.00
2 Great Hedge Plants.
Osage Orange and Buckthorn are the
two great hedge plants for America, the
Buckthorn being perfectly hardy here in
Wisconsin, doing splendidly in Iowa.
Minnesota. Nebraska, etc.
1. Osage Orange— The great hedge tree
of America, grows to theheight of 16 to 20
feet, forming a very dense hedge. Pkg.. 5c;
1 oz..lOc: K lb.. 20c; lib.. 40c. postpaid:
K^^- 10c: lib.. 35c: 3 lbs
$1.00: 25 lbs.. $5.50.
2. Buckthorn iRhamnus Caihafii'cus) — A
hne. hardy, popular hedge plant, with
dark green foliage, white flowers and
small black fruit. Hardy as far north as
Minnesota, where our seed is grown.
Pkg., 6c: 1 oz., 15c: lb.. 45c; lb.. $1.60.
TRSB SEEDS.
American Beech
Scotch Pine
Elm
Yellow I^ocust
Mulberry. Czar of Russia!.'.*.'!
Mulberry Russian
Catalpa. Specibsa...
Allanthus. or Tree of Heaven.
Honey L ocust
Pkg.
By Mail.
Arbor V-itae
European Larcli
Balsam Fir
Norway SprUce
Scotch Fir
Austrian Pine
Silver Fir
Swiss Stone Pine
Mediterraniean Pine
Upright Cypress
Prices of
Seeds:
Vkg.. 10c
Oz..26c
Hlb..GOc
Lb.. $2.00
$0.05
.10
.05
.05
.15
.10
.10
.15
.05
Oz.
$0.10
.20
.10
.10
.60
.35
.15
.50
.10
Lb.
$0.75
1.50
.76
.40
6.00
aoo
1.00
^5l_^2^E^|25^?b.!TK25~^'^ varieties. Pkg.. 10c: oz.
Lb
$0.65
1.36
.66
.30
Hemlock Spruce
White Spruce
White Pine
Red Cedar
European Beech
Common Alder
White Birch
European Elm
2.85
.85
.30
$ 5.00
12.50
6.00
2.50
25.00
6.50
2.50
Pkg.. 10c
.Oz.. 40c
)i lb.. $1.25
Lb., $4.00
Pkg.. 10c
Oz.. 20c
li lb.. 40c
Lb.. $1.25
Write for special prices on large lots.
1. NEW JAPANESE CATALPA.
^QLbs. | *'Qulncc8-Mixed. Pkg.,i0c:o2.,25c: lb.,$l.25.
Cnerries— Many mixed varieties. Pkg., 10c;
X lb.. 20c; lb.. 60c.
Plums-Mixed. Large pkg., lOc; lb.. 60c:
Peaches— Mixed. Pkg., lOc; lb.. 60c, post-
paid.
r/?^*^J^^®"*®S-Mixed. Pkg., 10c: oz.. 30c.
% lb., $1.00; lb. $3.00.
Currants— Red. Pkg.,10c:oz..40c;^lb..$1.00.
Currants-White. Pkg., loc; oz., 40c: % lb.,
^jCu'rrants— Mixed. Pkg.. lOc: oz., 40c: ^ lb.,
Blueberries- Pkg., lOc; oz.. 60c.
Dewberries— Pkg.. loc; oz.,40c; J4 lb.. $1.50
Gooseberries-Mixed. Pkg., lOc: oz.. 75c.
Grapes— Mixed. Pkg.,10c; oz.. 25c: Va lb.,75c.
Raspberries-Mixed. Pkg., lOc; oz., 40c.
Strawberries- Mixed sorts. Pkg., lOc-
oz., 75c,
Salzer's Everbearing Strawberry—
Pkg., 20c.
Cotton Seed-Pkg., 5c; oz., lOc; % lb.. 2Sc:
lb., 75.
rn^^i«, K f imaginable adorns the
?h} ""it^^'L^ ^^^'^fi^^ K^^*"^' and majestic, but
the whole growth and appearance of the tree is massive.
Giant Leaves Often 50 Inches in Circumference.
It is a wonderful grower- a seedling plant grov/s to 7 feet the fir^^t
summer and a five-year-old tree attains the height of 25 feet: grows
symmetrical and is loaded with 300 to 500 immense panicles of massive
white dotted with purple blossoms. It is truly a regal tree, and its
appearance reminds one of the luxuriance of the tropics. It is hardy
in VV isconsin— yes. everywhere. It is a grand tree.
By mail, postpaid: Each, 15c; 2 for 25c: 10 for $1.00; 25 for $2.00.
P feerSS^-l'for ir^**"^"' ^ ^"^^
JAPANESE HYBRID CATKLPl\
Russian Mulberry, each, ISc; 3 for 30c: 10 for 7Sc
2. New Mulberry, Czar of Russia.
It grows as freely here as any forest tree, and can be planted any-
where. It bears when but two or three years old, according to size,
Irom l to 10 bushels of fruit, which, when ripe, falls to the ground
and IS eagerly eaten by fowls and pigs, which, thrive on .same re-
niarkably. A few trees will sustam a large flock of fowls and a drove
of pigs for tw'o or three months, as they bear and ripen their fruit for
a long period. Ihe Mulberry, especially this sort, makes delicious
pies and preserves. The fruit has a subacid, sweet taste, and is used
for dessert as we use Blackberries or Raspberries. Price small mail-
ing size, each, 25c: 3 for 60c: 6 for $1.00. postpaid.
3. Allanthus.
: Z — , CZ.\R OF RUSSIA MULBEKRY TREE, 5 VRSI OLD.
Large trees. S to 7 feet, each, 40c; 3 for $L00: 9 to 12 feet. 60c; 3 for $1.40. by express.
Its wealth of massive leaves gives to it the
name Tree of Heaven! It is "majesty' 7 it-
self. Seed, pkg., 15c:.oz.i 50c: small mailing
size, postpaid, each, 15c: 8 for $1.00; large, 5 to
7 feet, each, 50c; 3 for $1.25, by express.
5. Cut Leaf Birch.
Without question one of the irfdst elegant of
all pendulous trees. Its tall, slender, vigorous
growth, graceful, drooping habit, silvery-
white bark and delicately cut foliage present
a combination of attractive characteristics
rarely met with in a single tree.
Price: Large trees, 5 to 7 feet, 90c each. 3
for $2.50; 9 to 12 feet, $1.10 each, 3 for $3.00.
6. Cut Leaf Mapel.
A silver maple with remarkable and beauti-
fully dissected foliage: of rapid growth: shoots
slender and drooping, giving it a very graceful
appearance: magnificent in every respect. A
noble tree. Will give tremendous satisfaction,
One on rhy lawn could not be had for $100.00,
only 10 years old! It's as hardy aS the Hardiest
oak!
Price: Large trees. 5 to 7 feet tall, 75c each:
3 for $2.00, 9 to 12 feet tall, $L00, 3 f or $2.50.
^One each above 6 Noble Lawn Tr^es, 5 to 7 feet. . . ..price, $2.60
[ One each above 6 Noble Lawn Trees, 9 to 18 feet . •* * 3.75
4. Tulip Tree.
' Xbis )3-a most magnificent tree of rapid
and beautiful growth, and bearing in May
and June thousands of yellowish-white
flowers, the size and shape of tulips, from
which it .derives its name. Plant one or
two by all means. Each, mailing Size, 25c:
3 for eOc: 10 for $1.25. postpaid.
Large trees, 5 to 7 feet. 50c eaqh: 3 for
$1.15; 9 to 12 feet, $1.00 each. 3 for $2.50.
Seed, pkg., 10c; oz., 15c; Va lb.. 50c.
SALZER'S PROLIFIC HOPS.
salzer's prolific hops.
This is a rapid and beautiful climbing
vine, bearing great clusters of golden
Hops, which are not only beautiful and
fragrant, but useful for medicinal pur-
poses, tor yeast, tea, etc. Six plants suffice
tor large family. Hop vines are in great
demand, make splendid vines for covering
fences, outhouses, barns, etc. Each, 15c;
6 for 50c: 25 for $1.75.
Salzer's Hardy Ironclad Frait Trees. The 15 for $1,65, Postpaid.
There is a tremendous demand for Apples, Crabapples, Cherries and Plums. Of these four varieties there are annually planted millions of trees
throughout the U. S. The one year stock which we send by mail measures from 2 to ft. It is just the stock to plant by you, either for your garden or orchard,
on account of its hardy, vigorous growth and of its domg so well and growing so rapidly, and usually bearing the second or third year after planting. Our northern
grown stock is elegant, well-rooted, will grow rapidly and make fine established trees very quickly.
Apples and Crabs.
1. Hyslop Crab— Fruit large, produced in clusters, deep crim-
son covered with blue bloom. Very popular on account of its
large size, beauty and hardness. Each, 20c; 3 for 50, postpaid.
2. Transcendent Crat>— immensely productive. Fruit from
V/2 to 2 inches in diameter; excellent for sauce and pies, both
green and dried; skin yellow, striped with red. Each, 20c; 3 for
50c, postpaid.
3. DucliesB of Oldenburg— Fruit large, yellow, streaked red,
rich sub-acid flavor, juicy and good. The best known Russian
sort, valuable in all sections for both market and home use. Each,
20c; 3 for 50c, postpaid.
4. The Bismarck Apple.
Since 1896 when we obtained this apple on a visit to Europe, it
has completely captured all hearts. The most remarkable fact
about this Apple is that you do not have to wait until you are
gray before it bears. Plants set out this year will give you fruit
the next, while the second year following you will have lots of it.
The Apples are very large in size, of excellent quality,and will
keep well until January. Its great point of merit is that it will
bear at once.
On a 4-Tear-Old Bismarck Tree
on Mr. Salzer*s private grounds at La Crosse were gathered
VA bushels of the finest apples imaginable the past season! Wc
consider it the greatest novelty ever offered in America.
Price of Salzer'8 Bismarck Apple.
First size..... 30c each, 3 for $0.80
Second size 60c ** 8 " 1.50
Third size (bear in 1908) 76o " 3 " 2.00
6, Wealthy—Healthy, hardy and very productive. Fruit medium to late, skin smooth,
whitish yellow, shaded with deep red in the sun, splashed and spotted in the shade.
Flesh white, fine, tender, juicy, lively sub-acid; very good. Price, 20c; 3 for 50c, postpaid.
6. Ben Davis — Large, handsome, striped^ productive; a late keeper; highly esteemed as
a market variety. Tree remarkably healthy and vigorous. Price, 20c; 3 for 50c, postpaid.
7. Northwestern Greening— Hardy, yellow/ smooth, rich, of good quality. long keeper.
Golden color. Fach, 25c; 3 for 60c, postpaid. '
Plums.
8. Milton — Large, roundish oblong, dark red; skin thin, flesh
firm, good quality, the earliest plum in the world. Ripens in La Crosse
three weeks earlier than Wild Goose. A great boon to fruit grow-
ers. A strong grower and very productive. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c.
9. De Soto — Very hardy and productive; bears young; fruit
medium size , yellow marbled with red. good quality. The best to
plant near other varieties requiring fertilization. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c,
Cherries.
10. Early Richmond— Medium size, dark red, melting, juicy,
sprightly acid flavor. The most valuable and popular of the acid
cherries, is unsurpassed and exceedingly productive. Each, 30c;
3 for 75c.
11. English MorellO Cherry— Medium to large; blackish red,
rich acid, juicy and good; very productive. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c.
12. Apricot, Mammoth Russian.
Is extremely hardy, having flourished as far north as Siberia, during
a temperature of forty degrees below zero. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c.
13. Peach, Hardy La Crosse.
This is a seedling of the celebrated Elberta. The fruit is large
and yellow, with blush cheeks, flesh firm, juicy, of highest quality^
exceedingly prolific and extremely hardy. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c.
14. Champion Peach.
The flavor is delicious, sweet, rich and juicy, surpassing all other
early varieties; skin creamy white with red cheeks; strikingly hand-
some. Each, 25c; 3 for 65c.
15. Wisconsin Pear.
This is a seedling of the celebrated Lawson Pear, and has demon-
strated its adaptability to Wisconsin soils. The fruit is very larg^
of fine shape, of beautiful brownish-carmine color and most excellent
quality, very fine grained and tender. Each, 40c; 3 for $1.00.
PRICE OF ABOVE HARDY IRONCLAD FRUIT TREES.
The 15 Trees by mail, postpaid, $1.65.
The 15 Trees, extra size, Urge, strong, vigorous stock, should bear in 1908, by express or freight, $3.90.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS.
86
IS IRONCLAD FRUIT TREES-s S'-^for $3.90
Hundreds of people in city gardens, or on the farms, wish large fruit
trees which will bear at once: some the same year. To these we offer
the following: They should be sent by express— that's quicker and surer
than freight;
Hyslop Apple 3-year old, each, 35c:
..3
.3
.3
.3
.3
Transcendent Apple.
Duchess
Bismarck
Wealthy
Ben Davis
Northwestern Greening Apple3
Milton Plum 3
De Soto '* 3
Early Richmond Cherry i
Morello Cherry 3
Apricot. Mammoth Russian.. 3
Peach, Hardy La Crosse 3
Champion 3
Pear, Wisconsin 3
35c;
35c;
75c;
35c:
35c:
35c;
50c;
40c:
50c;
50c;
40c:
35c:
35c;
40c:
3 for
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3 '*
3 "
3 "
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Above 15 Large Fruit Trees one each, by express or
$1 00: 10 for
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1 00; 10 **
2 00; 10 *'
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1 00; 10 •*
1 00: 10
1 25: 10 '*
1 10: 10 "
1 25; 10 "
1 25; 10 •*
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1 00: 10 "
1 00; 10 "
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freight. $3.
$3 00
3 00
3 00
6 00
3 00
3 00
3 00
4 00
3 50
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4 00
3 50
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90.
BANANA APPLE.
THE BEAUTIFUL BANANA APPLE.
MILTON PLUM.
Its introducers claim it to be the finest dessert Apple as also the
most beautiful Apple in existence, wonderfully productive, bearing the
second year after planting. The fruit is claimed to be the greatest
Apple for table use ever introduced, of exquisite flavor and perfect form,
sellin? rapidly from $5.00 to $10.00 a barrel. Next to the Bismarck Apple, we consider this the k'reatest Apple of recent introduction. Price, by
mail, 35c; 3 for $1.0 0. 3 to 4 feet, 50c each; 3 for $1.20.
APPLES, CHERRIES, PLUMS, PEARS, ETC.
'•HOW TO TAKE CARE OF NURSERY STOCK.''
(With each order of Small Fruits, Hardy Roses, Shrubs, Apples, Plums, Cherries, etc., we send full"^
directions how to plant, grow and protect.
Price of the f oHowing Twenty-two Apples andCrab Apples:
3 to 4 ft. large, strong, each 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50; 25
for $3.25; 100 for $12.50.
ir^Please note low prices by the hundred for Northern stock!
Summer Apples.
1. Early Colton. Color, yellowish white. Abundant bearer.
2. Golden Sweet. Pale yellow, very sweet.
3. Red Astrachan. Deep crimson, juicy, rich.
4. Tetofsky. Beautifully striped, juicy.
"k Yellow Transparent. Pale yellow, rich.
Autumn Apples.
». Alexander. Deep red crimson.
7. Duchess of Oldenburg. Large, rich.
8. Haas. Large, juicy. Rich.
9. Maiden's Blush. Red cheek. Very fine.
10. Fameuse. The Snow Apple. Delicious.
:il. Grimes' Golden. Highest quaUty. Deep greenish yellow.
Winter Apples.
Baldwin. Deep bright red, juicy, crisp
12.
13.
14.
15.
h\.
IT.
IK.
19.
20.
21.
22.
Ben Davis. Large, handsome, productive.
Gideon. Hardy trees. Vigorous, juicy, fine.
Longfield. A Russian variety. Magnificent.
Pewaukee. Hardy as oak. Big bearer.
Wealthy. One of the best.
Wolf River. Greenish yellow. Splendid.
Crab Apples.
Hyslop. Deep crimson. Fine.
Martha. Great bearer. Splendid.
Transcendent. Immense producer. Fruit 2 in. in diameter.
Whitney's No. 20. Large. 2 in. Red.
Price of the following Cherries:
3 to 4 ft. large, strong, each 30c; 3 for 75c; 10 for $2.00; 25
for $4.25; 100 for $17.00.
Cherries.
Rockport. Clear red. Excellent.
Dyehouse. Very early. Splendid quality.
English Morello. Blackish red. Rich.
Early Richmond. Dark red. Melting.
Ostheim. Ru.ssian variety. Juicy.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
Price of the follow-
ing Pears:
3 to 4 ft. laree,
strong, each 20c; 3 tor
60c; 10 for $1.50; 25 for
$3.20; 100 for $12.50.
Pears.
Early Bartlett.
23.
Large size. Delic-
ious.
24. Clapp's Favorite.
Yellowish green.
Very large, melting
and rich.
25. Lawsoii. One of
the best.
26. Wilder. One of
the earliest. Great
shipper and keeper.
$3.
32.
33.
:u.
35.
36.
37.
3S.
Price of the following Plums:
3 to 4 ft. large, strong, eaclv25c; 3 for 60c; 10 for $1,75^25 for
h5; 100 for $16.00. ^ •
Plums. ^ • ^ -
Czar. Large purple. Elegant.
Imperial Gage. Oval, red, juicy. -'KT^
Lombard. Red, round, juicy. ^ff^
De Soto. Very hardy. Yellowish red.
Weaver. Fruit large. Purple.
Wild Goose. Fruit red, juicy.
Milton. Dark red. Fine.
Price of the following Peaches:
3 to 4 ft. large, strong, each 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50; 25 for
$3.15; 100 for $12.00.
Peaches.
39. Crosby. Hardy. One of the best.
40. Crawford's Early. Beautiful yellow. Highly esteemed.
41. Elbert a. Immense size. Elegant flavor.
42. Mountain Rose. Large, red. juicy.
I
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY.
Persons wishing to buy Small Fruit, Apples, Cherries, etc., etc., in large quantities, please make out an itemized list ut your
wants and we will quote you our lowest cash prices. Above prices are by express or freight.
The above 42 varieties, 3 to 4 foot size, are found by successful planters to be the best size to plant and by all odds the choicest,
lardiest varieties. . ,
1^1 each of the aboTe 42 Trees, 3 to 4 foot, carefully labeled and packed^ for $b.oO.
SHRUBS, NURSERY STOCK, STRAWBERRIES, ETC., ETC.
The safest and best time to ship apples, shrubs, nursery stock, etc., etc., is during the Month of April. As far as possible our ship-
kents will be made at that time. Should you desire them earlier or later please state so when placing your kind order. Our stocks
£ i/wvw II . 3 C^^lAU..
87 BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWJM SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
BLACKBERRIES.
12,000 Quarts
per Acre.
This fruit has fairly leaped into popularity the past years. All over the country acres of same are being: planted for market. When such ex-
cellent sorts are planted as Salzer's Colossal, Tiie Governor, and the like, the profit is very large, often reaching $500 per acre after all expenses
are paid. Of course, it depends upon your market. ^ Salzer's Colossal Blackberry.
Its strong growth, its freedom from
disease, its enormous large berries,
solid and delicious, especially adap; it
for shipping; its extreme hardiness
particularly adapts it to all manner of
climates. It stood our severe Wiscon
sin winters for years Without losing a
score of plants on a large acreage. The
berry is very large. sweet, juicy, ard
of delicious flavor. Then, as to pro
ductiveness— it is simply productive
ne.ss itself; indeed, so early does it be
gin and so long does it remain bearing
its giant fruit, that some have suggest
ed the name ' Salzer's Everbearer." It
is the Blackberry for the city garden
and for the market. Each, 20c: 3 for
35c; 10 for $1.00, postpaid; 60 by ex
press, $3 00.
2o The Governor. (Salzer's.)
The berries are very large, round to
oblong, ripen early, and continue to
bear so late that many who have seen
the patch pronounce them everbear-
ing. It is hardy, rich in flavor, con
stant. and enormously productive. .A
.3-year old vine yielded 23 quarts Of
fine, luscious berries. Each, 20cT8
lor 35c; 10 for $1.00; 50 for $3.00. Ex.
8. Minnesota King. (New.)
Perfectly hardy, originated in Minne-
sota. As a chance seedling it is with-
out fault. It is an excellent berry for
family use, for market garden use. and
for shipping. It grows large, of deli-
cious flavor, is hardy, keeps well after
being picked, and can be shipped
long distance. Each, 20c: 8 for 35c; 10
for $1.00. postpaid; 50, by express,
$3.00.
ONE EACH ABOVE 3, 85c.
5 each of above 3, or 15 plants, by
express. $1.25; 10 each, or 30 plants,
$2.50. 100 each, or 300 plants. $15.00.
Early Wilson Blackberry.
A very early sort; hardy and prolific. Is largely grown in the East.
5 for 60c; 10 for 90c; by express. 100 for $2.50.
Each. 15c;
The Snyder Blackberry.
This is the standard, iron-clad sort; very productive, delicious and profitable.
Each, 16c: 10 for 60c by express; 100 for $2.26.
White Blackberry.
A real novelty that has lots of genuine merit It's a grand berry and hardy.
Each. 15c: 10 for $1.00.
Mixed Blackberry Seed— Pkg.vlOc; oz., 30c.
The New Logan Berry.
That wizard Burbank gave to the world this splendid novelty: a thornless
blackberry-raspberry; the hardiest of all berries known. Most remarkable fruit
over offered. Hardy as a rock; stands driest weather; fruits in poorest soil and
where all other fruit fails. A hybrid between a raspberry and blackberry: as large
as largest blackberry. (See Page 89 for further description.) Price of the Great
Logan Berry; Each, 25c: 3 for 50c, postpaid; 10, by express. $1.25.
Lucretia Dewberry.j^^^
The fruit, which ripens early, is
often VA inches long by 1 inch in
diameter; soft, sweet and luscious.
Each, 16c; 10 for 76c.
Salzer's Mammoth
Dewberry.
In the early sprints it produces
great masses of large, pure white,
sweet-scented flowers, which are
followed by enormous clusters of
delicious fruit, larger, richer, and
more prolific than the Blackberry.
It is perfectly hardy. Each, 16c; 4
for 60c; 10 for $1.00. postpaid.
CURRANTS.
Our Northern-grown stock of Currants is valuable above Eastern andSouthern. on account
of its hardiness and vigor to withstand cold winters.
^^We can always send larger plants by express than by mail.
Salzer's Red Cherry— Large, very prolific, excellent flavor; cannot be too strongly recom-
mended for general crop; is splendid for all purposes. 3 for 25c; 10 for 60c, postpaid: by
express. 25 for $1.20: 50 for $2.10; 100 for $4.00.
White Cherry, or Grape— Large, white, sweet variety: unusually fine for table use. 3 for
25c: 10 for 60c. postpaid: by express, 25 for $1.20; 60 for $2.10; 100 for $4.00.
Black Cherry— Fine black sort, very large. 3 for 30c: 10 for 75c: 25. by express, $1.50.
Fay's Prollllc--Remarkably prolific, berries often as large as cherries; 3 for 30c; 10 for 90c
postpaid: by express; 25 for $1.76: 50 for $3.00; 100 for $5.75.
Currant Seed— Mixed sorts. Pkg.. lOc; oz.. 40c.
Crandall Tree Currant.
In size, it ranges from the very largest Cherry Currants to the size of Concord Grapes,
berries H of an inch in diameter being very common. It attains a height of 5 to 6 feet, form-
ing an enormous bush. Fruit the size of grapes. Jet black in color; and very fine in flavor
Plants. eachr25c: 4 for 75c.
Currant Novelty— Salzer's Red Wine.
For years there has been a call for an extra large fruiting, healthy, vigorons-growlng
Currant. This demand, we believe, can now be met fully in each and every particular
in our magnificent new variety, Red Wine Currant. This has been carefully tested for
several yeaxs and not found wanting. The berry is borne in large, long clusters of enor-
mous size, bright red color. The fruit is singularly free from acid, and is bound to give
great satisfaction. It is enormously productive, and withstands our coldest winten
It is positively the rarest, greatest Currant of the day. On our private place, it bore fmtt
the past summer often 1-2 to 4-7 of an inch in diameter; bore same in great clusters and
singularly free from every objectionable feature. It s positively the greatest RED CUB-
RANT of the age! If we had to pay $6.00 a plant we'd have the Red Wine every timel
Each, 20c: 3 for 60c; I0for$1.00, postpaid; by express, 10 for $1.26; 26 for $3.00; 60ibr
- JOHN A. SAL ZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE O F PL ANTS, SEEDS AN D TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 88
The Great Erfurt Giant Gooseberry.
The berry itself is enormous in size, and of the most delicious flavor. The coTor is
Miecn to red. It is singularly free from mildew either in leaf or fruit, and is creating a
wsnsation among: Gooseberry growers. It will bring almost double the price of others
in market. It is perfectly hardy. The berries are of a remarkable size, often VA
inches in diameter. Has produced 60 berries on a twig 15 inches long. We consider
It the rarest Gooseberry variety ever introduced into America. In order to give it a
widt'spread introduction, we have placed the price at but one-quarter what its merits
rtemand. We truly believe there is no better Gooseberry in the world to-day than the
h.rlurt Vfiant. It is of enormous size— that is. the berry— the growth is vigorous, while
$''^oouo<)'fSI?20?oo!by e^^^^^^ i'<'»tP»l'»: " tor
Downing Gooseberry.
*u^^^i^® '^"^ Probably the best known American variety; fruit very large, and
the plant is enormously productive, bearint? great quantities of excellent berries, fine.
^^/J^'^yy P^^^^' ^^c: 3 for 35c: 10 for §1.10. postpaid: 100 for $8.50; 25 for
$2.25; 10 for $1.00. by express
The Houghton Gooseberry.
A maenificent sort, enormously prolific, of strong growth, vigorous and healthv.
truit medium size, fine and juicy. Each. 15c; 2 for 25c: 10 for $1.10, postpaid; 10. by
express. $1.00; 25 for $2.25; 100 for $8.50. by express.
Industry Gooseberry.
The best English Gooseberry yet introduced, of vigorous, upright growth; greatest
cropper and freest from mildew of any of the English varieties; berries of the largest
size— 1, '4 inches in diameter— and of the most excellent flavor; both pleasant and rich;
i^iiPP ^^'J'y rip®- dar^ red. Each. 20c; 10 for $1.65. postpaid; 10. by express.
551.40; 100 lor f 13.00.
Mixed Gooseberry Seed— Plrg., lOc; oz., 76c.
salzer's erpdrt giant gooseberry.
Our Grape varieties are the crean
GRAPES.
beIoViero~and"boVrh?aJiivln nn^rMitk^^ fruitful, selected out of over 300 American varieties. These sorts stood 40"
glierous ?4turn. Ever/bodyThrhaL a ew^^^^^^^^^ Irnmtrl^"hJr'"" delicious than Grapes, and none that yields . a more prompt and
returns of the mosfdlffctousa^d noble f^^^^^^ the tun'^"'""' * ^^'^ ^^""^ bu.ldmg, can plant a few grape vines and have annual
SALZER'S CONCORD.
Salzer's Concord produces about
twice the amount of fruit found on
the common Concord Grape. It is
very prolific, hardy as oak, and
has never failed to ripen at ta
Crosse. With each succeeding
year it gains new friends; indeed,
there is no dark colored Crape ex-
cept Salzer's ^Carliest that is its
peer. It is so early, so luscious, so
large, and so hardy that it ought
to find a place in every garden in
America. Postpaid, each, 20c;
5, 60c; 10. 90c; by express, 50.
$3.00; 100, $5.50.
SALZER'S
Golden Pocklington.
J. I^. Case, of Marion County,
Kan., writes us in July: "L,ast
spring 1 purchased a 2-year-old
Pocklington Grape vine from you.
231 Great Bunches Grown by J. L. Case, Marion County, Kansas.
^ , , It is now ripe and has 231 full grown bunches! They are the richest novelty ever seen here."
balzer s l^ocklington must not be compared with the ones sold by other seedsmen.
No polden-white Gra^e exceeds this in yield, lusciousness^ and earliness. Bears large fruit and is perfectly hardy. Price Of
Salzer s Golden Pocklington- Each, 20c; 3, 60c; lO, $1.50, postpaid; by express, 100, $10.00.
Salzer's Strain of Moore's
Early.
This is positively the finest dark extra
early, extra sweet, extra luscious, extra
fine, extra hardy— standing 40^ below at
La Crosse without covering— we say this
is the finest strain extant of this popular
Grape. We have greatly improved
same, hence the small additional price:
Each, 2Sc: 5 for $1.00; 10 for $1.75; 100 for
$12.50.
TWO GRAPE
1. Salzer's Earliest.
It is a splendid Grape throughout, large,
full, luscious, and of a decidedly better
quality than the Concord, which it re-
sembles in type. It is very hardy, very
prolific, bearing great bunches of delicious-
ly flavored fruit, which is very large, very
luscious, very sweet, and will surely please.
It's the earliest black Grape we know!
Each, 25c; 5, $1.00; 10, $1.75; 100 for $12.50.
One each, Salzer's Earliest
NOVELTIES.
2. Salzer's Sunbeam.
The clusters are unusually large and
compact, sometimes shouldered with a
greenish-white, turning to a pure amber
berry; the flesh is slightly pulpy, sweet
and good. We do not believe that there
is an earlier white Grape superior in qual-
ity, that bears younger, is more productive
and of finer quality than this rare novelty.
Each, 25c; 5, $1.00; 10, $1.75; 100 for $12.50.
and Sunbeam, 40c, postpaid.
FIVE IRONCLAD GRAPES, 75c.
Salzer's Grapes are known for giant size of the fruit, hardiness of the vine and lusciousness of the rich, colossal grapes.
No. 1. Wyoming (Red).
Red; vine very hardy, healthy and robust, with thick, leathery foliage ; color
of berry similar to Delaware, but brighter, being one of the most beautiful of
the amber red Grapes, and in size nearly double Delaware; flesh tender, juicy,
sweet; one of the earliest to ripen. Each, 25c; 10 for $1.50.
No. 2. Brownsville (White).
It has many points of merit; among these, earliness, solidity, very large
berries and very large clusters. It is very hardy and very prolific, outyielding
almost all other white varieties. Each, 25c.
No. 3. Ambrosia (Black).
It is one of the finest Grapes that has ever come under our notice. The
bunch is very large, the fruit delicious, almost melting in one's mouth. It is
extremely early, which lends to it great value. Each, 25c; 3 for 40c.
No. 4. American Beauty (Red).
As the American Beauty is by all odds the finest, grandest, most glorious
Rose in cultivation, so will this great seedling Grape at once take its place at
the front of all red varieties. The berry and bunch are Very large, of excellent
flavor and quality. Each, 25c: 3 for 50c.
No. 5. Wisconsin Early (Purple).
A magnificent new, early and extremely hardy Grape. Berries larger, fuller,
juicier richer and finer flavored than the Concord at its best! That says lots!
But Wisconsin Early will do that and more. Color a beautiful rich dark purple.
Each, 25c; 10 for $1.50.
Above 5 Hardy Grapes 76c. postpaid; any 10 for $1.60.
89 BUY SAL2ER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELV THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES,
4 GREAT RASPBERRIES,
50 CENTS.
1. WINEBERRY.— It is perfectly hardy and
Is, without question, one of the best red Rasp-
berries yet introduced. Bears enormously.
Each, 180; 3,40c; 10, 76c; 100, $4 00.
2. SALZER'S EVERBEARING-The fruit
Is of large size, a beautiful rich red color. So
long does this excellent fruit remain that it
has received the name Everbearing. It has
withstood the severest winters of Wisconsin.
Each, 15c; 3,40c; 10, 75c: 100, $5.00.
3. THE ARCTIC (Black).— Extremelv pro-
ductive, and of excellent quality, the berry
for general culture, bearing more delicious
fruit and lasting longer thananyblackvariety
we know of. Each, 15c; 10, 75c; 100, $5.00.
4. GOLDEN ALASKA (Yellow). It is a
golden yellow berry of great size, extremely
productive and fine quality; rich, juicy and
delicious. The vine is a strong, rank grower;
RASPBERRIES.
fruit extremely large and beautiful. Each, 16c; S, 40c; 10, 76c; 100, $6.00.
tS- 1 EACH ABOVE 4 RASPBERRIES, 60c.
FULLY
RODUC
TIVE
THE DAZEL RASPBERRY COLLECTION FOR 65 CENTS.
Twenty to forty Raspberries— say ten of each of these five sorts— will furnish a good-sized family a great plenty of rare, rich, luscious fruit a
lone while during the fruit season. They are hardy. , . . , ^ , . r .u t^rv • *• u e *u-
These five new. hardy, heavily bearing, delicately flavored, giant—yes. colossal sized-Raspberries arc the cream of the 500 varieties before the
American people to-day. They are as hardy as oak.
1. IMMACULATE.— This is positively the greatest crimson
Raspberry in cultivation. The berries are giant in size, meas-
uring 3 in. around, rich crimson, elegant, and can be shipped
a great distance. Flavor is delicious; is extremely rich and
luscious. Price: 20c each; 3 for 60c; 10 for $1.00.
2. HAYMAKER.— An enormous producer, excelling Salzer's
Everbearing Raspberry, improbable as this may seem, the
Haymaker hasfor severalseasons, indifferent localities, under
same conditions, produced more fruit, and we
offer it as the most productive Raspberry on
earth. Price: 16c each; 3 for 36c; 10 for 76c.
3. GOLD COIN.— A glorious variety, bril-
liant yellow, giant size, of delicious fra-
grance and flavor. Price: 20c each; 3 for
60c; 10 for $1.00.
4. CUMBERLAND RASPBERRY.— A black
Raspberry of enormous size, the berries
measuringStollin. in diameter; but in spite
of this, the fruit is possessed of unusual
firmness, and is thus well
adapted for standing long
shipments. Price: 16c; 3
for 36c; 10 for 75c.
6. RAZEL DAZEL.—
Theberry of your dreams,
dazzling scarlet, colossal
in size, with rich, melting
fruits and delightful
flavor. One of the great-
est berries known, yield-
ingas high asS.OOOquarts
per acre with ease. It's
rich in quality, superb in
flavor, wonderful in yield!
Price: 26c; 3 for 60c; 10
for $1.26. ^ ^
One each above 5
grand Raspberries, 65c;
any 3 for 40c.
STRAWBERRY RASPBERRY.
Foliage like a rose bush. Very early in the season the plants are covered with the purest white, single rose-like flowers so large a numl^^^^^
to present a very ornamental appearance. The fruit sets very early. They are of a very bright red color m the shape of a strawberry, standing
upright and well above the foliage, thereby being easily gathered. Price of Strawberry Raspberry: Each. 20c: 4 for 60c; 10 for *>1.00.
THE STRAWBERRY RASPBERRY.
RASPBERRIES.
Per 3 Per 10
The Gregg and Early Soughegan * $0.15 $0.30
Colossal and Turner '15 .30 1 .50
Ohio, Tyler. Cuthbert 20 .40 2 50
Marlboro. Golden Queen, Caroline......... .20 .40 2 oO
Postage per 3, 5c extra; per 10. 10c extra; per 100. 60c extra.
Per 100 Per l.OOO
$1.50 $10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
IX5GAN BLACKBERRY-RASPBERRY— The greatest fruil novelty of
the century Each 25c: 3 for 50c: tO for f 1 25
Childs Japanese Raspberry.
A great novelty. From 50 to 100 berries are
borne on a branch. These are enclosed in a burr
and when ripe open. Color, deepest, glossiest
scarlet. Price: E ach, 20c; 3 for 60c; 10 for $1.00.
The New Logan Berry.
That wizard Burbank gave to the world this
splendid novelty, a thornless Blackberry-Rasp-
berry; the hardiest of all be rries known. Most
remarkable fruit ever offered. Hardy as a rock;
stands driest weather; fruits in poorest soil and
where all other fruit fails. A hybrid between a
raspberry and blackberry; as large as largest
blackberry; rich dark purplish red; of most de-
lightful new flavor of surprising quality. In the
East it ripens its fruits in June, before all other
raspberries; brings four times the price of other
berries. Bears fruit the first year planted; thorn-
less and insect-proof. . , .
While in Portland visiting the fair we saw
ereat quantities of this splendid fruit. It s
a great novelty and will please you 365 days a
year. Our plants are very hardy. Price: Each.
25c: 3 for 50c. postpaid; 10. bjr expresf*
Golden Japanese Maybeny.
A great fruit novelty, ripens
in May. Very lars^e berry. Ex
tremt'ly delicious. Each» 26c;
5 for $1.00, postpaid.
il. JALJ.lLlk JILILU LU. S LAiALUUUE Ub PLANTbl, blEED^ AND TOOLS, La CROSSE, WIS.
Jl^HE GOVERNOR VAN SANT STRAWBERRY.
^.h±J:^.^lJ^''^r'^^^^^ y.^,^^..Sant?^ Well,sir. yoi^ life would be richer to have met and talkejf witk'-
90
V"^ h'r^^^'' Governor Van Sant? Well. sir. your life would be richer to have ..... ^..^ .^.^^^ vr.„. uxn:,
T^Kof Governor who ca led the railroads to halt. Everybody admires him. while the railroads hate him
L A reason the farmers love him. No matter whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, you believe
in the man who has honest convictions and is not afraid to tackle the millions of corporate money who are over-
riQingftne people.
IGSBERRffS
This new seedling Strawberry
has proved to be one of the finest
varieties ever introduced, and we
predict that it will become a pop-
ular favorite among all growers
and consumers of strawberries,
particularly among those who de-
sire the most uniformlyliandsome
and large, richly colored, delight-
fully flavored Strawberry for the
iiome table. Salzer's Governor
Van Sant fills all of these require-
ments in a superlative degree. In
our 35 years of experience in test-
ing, growing and hybridizing
strawberries, there has been no
variety that we could send out
with the abiding confidence that
we have in Governor Van Sant,
•oving highly satisfactory to all
rchasers. The healthy, vigor-
is growth, remarkable produc-
tiveness, immense size, hand some,
uniform shape, deep lustrous
crimson color, and, above all, the
rich, luscious flavor, combined
with the delightful aroma, render
Governor Van Sant peerless
among strawberries. It com-
mences to ripen soon after the
early varieties, and bears until
n'^arly all others are gone. The
luxuriant growth of the plant
and its remarkable deep-rooting
qualities enable it to produce
beautiful large berries even dur-
ing a dry season when other varieties are
withered and fruitless.
Yielded 13,326 Quarts, or Over
400 Bushels per Acre.
It is perfectly hardy, withstanding our
cold winters.
It Is a Perfect Berry.
That makes it worth $100.00 more a year for each and every acfe tbu plant. It needs no other
strawberry to stand near it to fertilize and help along its yield. It is perfect in itself, perfect in every
respect. The two-year-old plant from which the illustration was drawn proudly bore 163 berries
on strong, healthy stalks. The yield of this berry is colossal,
PRICE OF ^LAN TS^Each, 20c; per 4, 30c: Per 10 «oc; per 25, $1.00; per BO, $1.75; per 100, $3.20; per 500, $15.00: 1,000 for $22.50.
SALZER'S EARLIEST STRAWBERRY.
The earliest Strawberry in cultivation. Bears enormously. Very hardy. Luscious
fruit. A splendid variety for family use and early market. Has proven itself enor-
mously productive and very popular as the greatest, earliest berry in the United
States. Seems to adapt itself to all soils, conditions and climes. Price: 3, 20c; 10.
40c; 50, $1.75; 100, $3.00; 1,000, $17.50. -
SALZER'S GREAT PONDEROSA.
Of this giant novelty. 16.000 quarts have
been gathered per acre of rarest quality, ex-
cellent for all purposes. It's a berry of un-
usual hardiness, doing well all over our great
*^^United States. Here at La Crosse it always
j^Obrings advanced prices in the market. It is
Q^n^" ^'fyi^ed here on account^ of its hardiness and
iCARLIE^ extremely fine fruit. Price: 3 plants, 25c; 10
t'*'^ . for 50c; 100 for $3.50.
PERFECTION STRAWBERRY.
It is the perfection in Strawberries.
It cannot T^^ impr^vred upon as a family
berry. It. is very hardy and prolific.
This wonderful novelty can be had only
of us. Yields over 8,000 quarts per
acre! Per 3, 20c; pfer 10, 40c; per 25,
$1.00; per 100. $3.00.
SALZER'S LATE MASTODON.
The Litest Strawberry known. Fruit of enor-
mous size; delicious; fine quality. Grows rank
and is perfectly hardy. 3, 20c; 10, 60c; 25, $1.00;
60, $1.75; 100, $3.00; 1,000, $17.50.
Salzer's Superior Northern-Grown Farm Seeds.
We are American Headquarters for Farm Seeds, growing more Barley, Buckwheat, Corn, Oats, Wheat, Flax, Po-
tatoes, Grass and Clover Seeds, etc., than all Western seedsmen combined. This we do in the extreme North, own-
ing atid controlling: large farms in Wisconsin, the Dakotas and other Northern points.
We have, by actual test, learned that our Seed Wheat, Barley, Corn, Grasses and Clovers, Oats and Potatoes,
etc., taken from our farms and removed to Iowa, Ohio, New York, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois and other states, in-
creased the yield fully 60 per cent.— yes, ofttime's more than doubled the yields!
With the liberal support and hearty co-operation of the farmer, we shall in the future, as in the past, urge onward in
the fields of new seed tests and experiments, believing that if we can get a new sort to produce two bushels where one
formerly grew, we are doingthe farmer a great good. Our success in this line has been signal, and the farmer stands by
us. for our seeds are recognized for their superior quality the world over. We have introduced new Oats, Barley.
Corn, Potatoes, Buckwheat, Rutabagas, etc., that have increased the average yield largely; yes, often doubled it !
HOW DO WE SHIP FARM SEEDS?
CHEAP FREIGHT.
(The freight charges at the time of writing\
would be. on 100 lbs., to points in /
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan,
Indiana $0.26— $0.50
Missouri, Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas,
about 40— .75
New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecti-
cut, Georgia and Eastern States, about 50— .90
Texas, Louisiana, Florida, New Mexico, about.. . .80— 1.40
California. Washington and Oregon 1.50— 3.00
At such low rates it will pay you to order our Northern-
grown, heavy-cropping seeds. They double yields and give
glorious crops.
BY FREIGHT.
All Farm Seeds, Potatoes
and l-ools, from this page
on, are sent by cheap
freight, customers' paying
charges. In all cases we
get the lowest obtainable
freight rates for our cus-
tomers, but we will use our
judgment in forwarding
seeds, etc.. at lowest cost
to our patrons.
BY EXPRESS.
It often happens that
we can send by express,
at a slight advance of 10c
to 20c on a 25-lb. package,
instead of by freight. In
doing this the customer
gets goods Quicker. In all
cases we use our judgment,
in forwarding. ■
'^PREMIUMS/'
^•The price of Farm Seeds is strictly net and yet in order to induce you to see your neighbors and make your
orders for farm seeds large we give premiums as are found on pages 144 and 145 of this catalogue.
These premiums are given on farm seeds found from pages 91 to 114 inclusive and Potatoes on pages 126 to 134 inclusive, but not on Clovers,
Grasses nor Tools. , ^ ^ « ,
i^Ko premiums are given on figured bills or special estimates, nor on Clovers, Timothy, Grasses ana Tools. In other words, no premium
will be allowed on Clovers and Grasses from pages 115 to 125 inclusive and Tools on pages 134 and 143 inclusive, but all other farm seeds will en-
title you to the premiums found on pages 144 and 145. That is when your order amounts to $7.50 or more. See page 148.
Please romemb r. Farm Seeds from pages 91 to 114 and 126 to 134 only are the ones entitled to premiums found on pages 144 and 145.
The Seed Premiums offered on page 4 are for Flower. Vegetable and Garden Seeds iand Plants and Nursery Stock from pages 1 to 90 only and
not on Farm Seeds.
BUCKWHEAT— BROOM CORN— FLAX— TURNIPS.
NEW CALCITTTA BUCKWHEAT.
This variety ct«nes from India, and rivals the
celebrated Ja^^nese Buckwheat in productive-
ness yielding' X4 bushels per acre. Its kernels are
smooth.and: ^ne. and it is in great demand as a
milling B«cii:wheat. Pkg., 5c: lb., postpaid, 30c;
by expreftsrorfreiglit. pk.,45c; bu.. $1.40;
bu.,$3..^(^.
SEW JAPAITESE BUCKWHEAT.
ThfiS is the most wondrously prolific, hardy
Byjckwheat knowCi. A yield of 60 bushels per
^re is common, while it frequently yields as
high as 80 and even 100 bushels. It is a long
bloomer, the kernel more than double the size
of other varieties; splendid for Buckwheat flour.
It is tremen^aiisly popular among millers.
Pkg., 6c; Ib^ postpaid, 80c; by freight, pk.,
•Oc; bu.. $1.35 ; 2^/ ^ bu., $3.20.
Silver Hull Buckwheat— Its advantageis.it
blooms IxDnger. matures sooner. Grain of a
beautiful light gray color, while hull is thin. Ex-
ceptional? fine for bees. Flour of unusual rich-
ness. PKg., 5c; lb.. 25c; pk.. 40c; bu.. $1.40; 2^4
bu., $3»36.
Common Buckwheat— Pk . a5<;;bu., $1.25.
^•When Buckwheat stocks are exhausted we fill at La Crosse
Market prices.
cow HORN TURNIP.
Let me tell yisn something, Mr. Farmer! In
Cow Horn Turnip you have the best ••plough-
•r," best deep cultivator OD the farm! It's bet-
ter than a 12-inch deep plow! Cow Horn tun-
nels into the soil, often 24 inches deep, and
brings up the good qualities and mixes it with
the surface! It's a splendid turnip for house
use. for the barn, as also as a fertilizer.
By mail, pkg., 6c; oz.. lOo; K lb., 20c; lb.. 60c.
By express, pkg., 6c; oz.. 10c; K lb., 16c; lb.,
40c; 6 lbs., $1.76 ; lOlba., $3.25 .
Turnips and Rutabagas as a
^ Fertilizer.
Have you a piece of poor, saody, worn-out soil
that you would like to enrich? Or Oats. Wheat,
Kye and Barley stubble? Just try an acre pr
two of this by sowing at the rate of only lj>4
lbs. of the Rutabaga and Turnip mixture there*
on. These I'i lbs. will give you tremendous
amount of roots, which, plowed under, will be a
revelation, a surprise to you. Not only can the
Turnips and Rutabagas be used as stock food
while growing, if fou are short of food, but as a
green fertilizer, to be plowed under, it fonms
one of the greatest foods for your soil known.
This mixture contains a small percentage of
Salzer's W; rld-famous deep soil plower— Sal-
zer's Cow Horn Turnip. Price, postpaid, 28c
p#r lb; VA lb , 40c; by express or freight, lb.,
ttc; 10 lbs., $1.75.
BROOM CORN.
There is a great demand for Broom Corn Straw, and
we heartily recommend farmers to plant some, even if no
more than one acre. It is a paying crop, as big prices are
paid for straw. Plant in drills.
Wisconsin Evergreen— Our Wisconsin Evergreen seed
produces heads 20 to 26 inches long. Broom makers claim
It's the finest they ever saw. One farmer of our acquaint-
ance sold $1,500 worth of Broom Corn from 10 acres
planted. Our seed is fine. Get the book, "Broom Corn
and Brooms," onlv 50c postpaid.
Pkg., 6c; oz.,10c; lb., by mail, 25c ; by express, lb., 15c;
10 lbs., 75c; 25 lbs., $1.60; 60 lbs.. $2.76; 100 lbs., $4.60.
California Golden— Pkg.. 5c; lb., 35c; by express, lb...
25c; 10 lbs., $2.00.
Early Japanese— This a novelty,
earlier than Evergreen, while the
straw is strong and of great value
as a market sort. Price by mail,
pkg., 5c:oz..l0c; lb., 35c; by ex-
f»ress, lb., 26c; 10 lbs., $1.60; 100
bs., $10.00.
RUSSIAN FLAX.
Growing Flax pays! It pays big
even if you plant but one to ten
acres. Our new Russian Flax is
immense for big. big yields, often
returningSO to40 bu., P' r acre!
Pkg., 5c; lb., 30c, postpaid; by freight, pk.. 70c; bu.,
$1.50; 2^/1 bu., $3.65; sacks. 18c.
ONTHEFARt^
JOHN K. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS.
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH.
(Atriplex Seinibaccatum.)
Come here, my friend, you who live in Montana, Idaho, Wyominfr, Ne-
braska, Colorado, Minnesota, Kansas, in fact in every state in the Union,
but particularly in those first named, and listen, while I tell you of the tre-
mendous possibilities that lie sluinberinjj in the Australian Salt Bush seed.
It is a plant above all other plants for alkali soils, as it seems to eat out of the
soil that salty substance which is so detrimental to the growth of vegetation.
This forage plant, which was introduced a few years ago from Australia,
has already been grown here with the very best of results, and we are con-
tinually hearing farmers speak of it in the highest terms, and the fact that a
great many intend planting it very extensively this season, speaks well for it.
The plants have a diffuse habit of growth, each one, when fully devel
oped, covering an area of 3 to 4 feet in diameter. It is much relished by
stock, and supplies the salt so necessary to their well-being. Its greatest rec-
onnnendation, however, in the estimation of many farmers, is the fact that
it will thrive better on alkali land than on any other. We have seen speci-
mens raised on alkali land, and cannot imai^ine anything more healthy-look-
ing or abundant. It is proved by analysis to be very nutritious and contains,
when dried, from 8 to 10 per cent, of salty matter. The yield is about 20
T,, 1 ^. . , . , tons of green fodder per acre, which will make 5 tons of hay.
1 he plant is perennial; if intended for a grazing pasture, it is better not to cut it the first year, but let tho seed fall and thus form a sod.
Price: Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; 4 oz., 60c; H It)., 90c; 1 lb., sufficient for one acre. $1.50; 10 lbs.. $13.50, postpaid.
SALZER'S EARLIEST KAFFIR CORN.
Out on our Dakota farms, upon our Red Wing properties, down in
the town of Holland, in our countj', there has grov»'n the past few sea-
sons a fodder plant known as Salzer's Earliest Katfir Corn. Startling
reports the farmers would bring in regarding this tremendous fodder
producer. They would go and look at it, drive home and come again
m company with their neighbors to see again this marvel. Farmers
would come for miles to see this magnificent, this luxuriant, this pro-
digious producer. There it stood and grew and grew. Look at the illus-
tration. Seethe sight. Is it not marvelous? Is it not wonderful? Taken
from a photograph. Produced bv sowingl5 pounds per acre, in rows.cn
ric h, sandy l and. Can anything beat it on earth? Almost as rood as Sal-
zer's Superior Fodder Corn. (
SISTS AND LAUGHSj
AT DROUTHS.
Drouths cannot touch this;
at least, that is our experi-
ence. It snaps its fingers at
dryness. It mocks the hot, withering sun. It is there to grow, rain or
shine. It grows and grows, and it matters not whether it rains or
whether the sun is hot or not. Salzer's Earliest KaffirCorn is there to
grow. Will you try it this season? Sow in rows 3 feet apart, plam
about 6 inches in the row, using from 6 to 15 pounds of seed per acre.
It does well as far north as Dakota. It is enormously, prodigiously
productive, does so well everywhere that, if you have hogs or sheep,
and if you are proud of your norses and love your cattle, you should
plant a few acres. Another good thing about it is this, that it will
produce tons and tons of seed, which is equally as rich and nutritious
and fattening as corn. This seed will fatten your hogs, and do it so
cheaply and so well that you will be surprised at the results.
/Price by mail, pk^., lOc; lb., 20c. By freight, 5 lbs., 40c; 10 lb8..\
V 60c; 15 lbs., 75c, IPO lbs.. $3.00. J
MILO MAIZE CORN.
The farmer is fairly wild over this. It will pr^oduce^ more rjch.
_ ^ green fodder than any other sort, except
It^^rows well where Amber Cane succeeds. The seed is an excellent fattener. and is
Price by mail, pkg., iOc; lb.. 25c; by freight. 5 lbs., 50c: 10 lbs., 75c;
Teosinte. _. .. _
relished bv all cattle, hogs, eic.
100 lbs., $4. 50.
THE JERUSALEM CORN.
Belongs to the non-saccharine sorghums, and was brought a few years ago from the arid plains
of Palestine. It is pronounced the best and surest grain crop for dry countries and seasons; even
better than Kattir Corn or Milo Maize. It grows several smaller heads on side shoots, often as
many as 8 heads on a stalk. Price by mail, pkg., lOc; lb.. 25c. By freight, 10 lbs.. 75c; 25 lbs , $1.50;
100 lbs., $4.50.
BRANCHING DOURA CORN.
Yields from 6 to 16 stalks from one seed. Being allied to Sugar Cane, cattle, horses and hogs
will eat it ravenously. The Rural New Yorker says: "Though, during the severe drought. Corn
dried up within a few feet of it. the Branching Doiira suffered but very little, producing from four
to twelve branches, and grew sturdily from 6 to 10 feet high. If cut down it starts again with
renewed strength. It yielded at first cutting at the rate of 68 tons to the acre.'"
^JS^ "Vy^- Pl^fi^ .lpc: lb.. 30c: by freight, 6 lbs . 50c; 10 lbs.. '75c; 50 lbs , 82.50; 100 lbs.. $4.50.
iSTSnoula you wish any of above in large lots, write us for special prices, stating quantity."^
TEOSINTE AND BILLION DOLLAR GRASS.
On pages 111 to 113 you will find these great Hay and Fodder plants fully described,
n tlie wide, wide world can exceed them in food value.
Nothing
SALZER'S GREAT BRAZILIAN FLOUR CORN.
Ha, ha. my farmer friend, here's just the thing for you if you are looking for fodder On page 94 we give you
two varieties of fodder corn, but here's another one that caps the climax. The Brazilian Hour Corn is the
marvel of tne age. It is a tremendous cropper, yielding often as high as six or seven well-developed, snow-white
ears per stock that do splendidly for roasting ears, or to sell in the green state or to allow to ripen and make flour
out ot same. \i makes snow-white flour, and the biscuits or gems baked therefrom are exquisitely flavored rich
and sure to please the most fastidious,
where.
It is a tremendous yielder. and will be sure to give satisfaction every-
one of the greatest novelties ever introduced. Originated in Brazil, where It constitutes the principal
food of the inhabitants. It is truly a marvelous plant. For more than six years our seed was always ex-
hausted before the season ended, so great was the demand. You are sure to like it. It grows 8 feet high,
and from one kernel sends enough stools to produce 100 ears. Its strong points are:
Twenty-five barrels of flour can be grown from 1 acre (and this flour is of as fine a grade as is made of
Dakota hard wheat), which is five times as much as wheat produces per acre,
2- The bread and biscuits baked therefrom are fully as palatable as from any flour known.
Corn " boiled in a green state it has no superior among Sweet Corn, while its yield is thrice that of Sweet
9^ Can be ground with our Family Grist Mill.
PRICE OF BRAZILIAN FLOUR CORN.
(For flour, plant 6 quarts per acre; for fodder, 10 quarts.) By mail, pkg.,*10«T P«., 8wer <lt«< t«hj. By
express or freight, qt., 25c; pk., Wo; % bu.. $1.60; bu., $2.90; 2% bu., $6.50.
©5
r
W ya
W few pa ires. .
I to 2 lbs. Victoria
JY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
FIELD CORN (FLINT SORTS).
otirl
EARSIOT
SALZER'S SOUTH DAKOTA YELLOW FLINT CORN.
on? of bright vellow color, kernels fair size, thickly set rows from 8 tol2 to a cob. very productive, yleldlngieo bu^^^
?"rt ll »ncSn\o mid 3 to 4 ears,10 to 15 inches long, on ^ A* " "^fX^^.^'^ilTl
Ears large, Ic
BUffht frost It is a maguiftcent sort, wonderfully prolific and very early; or. as a practical farmer said to ub; Salzer. your Soutn uaKOW
Yellow Flint is n^^ 'GET there, ELI,' but IS THERE EARLY AND RIPE, waiting for Eli to get there
xenow riiii. ^ 'gg^ ^ ^ expresa, 20c; pk., 60c; bu.. $1.75; 2 '2 bu., $4.00.
Price: Pkg.. I0c;;gt., postpaid,
SALZER'S NORTH DAKOTA WHITE FLINT CORN.
A magnificent variety of early White Flint Corn with large ears, often 14
silver color. Price: Pk., 60c; bu., $1.75; 2'^ bu.. $4.00,
inches in Iciik'th. solid kernels, with 8 to 12 rows to the cob. of a dark
1.
PRICE OF TZE FOLLOWING}
Pkg.. 10c; qt., 35c, postpaid; by freight, qt.
Hoitghton's Silver White Flint
This is a well-established variety, with uniform characteristics, in
eluding early maturity, medium size, both of stalk and ear.
2. Rideout or Mercer Flint.
Very early Yellow Flint.
3. Longfellow Field Flint.
Here is an 8-rowed Yellow Flint variety, the result of careful selec-
tion. The ears are from 10 to 15 inches ^'"^•i "i'ifii^"?, it iS^nn^^^
eter. The cob is small, l^ernels larj^e and broad. This corn is adap^^^^
to the Northwest, and is said to have produced 200 bushels of ears to
the acre in Massachusetts.
4. Angel of Midnight Flint.
Begins to ripen August 5th. and is the earliest we have ever tried.
Longest ears 14 inches. 8 rows, over 60 kernels in a row; kernels, large,
broad, yellow, flat.
7 FLINT CORN SORTS:
20c; pk., 60c; bu., $1.75; 2% bu., $4.00.
5. King Philip Flint Corn.
This Red Flint Corn is so well known that it needs no special descrip-
tion. It is an 8-rowed ear. 8 to 12 inches long, and with good cultivation
will yield 75 bushels per acre.
6. Washakum Yellow Flint Corn,
Early; about 9 inches long; the kernel is long and deep; the color rich;
and glossy. '
7. Turtle Mountain Flint.
This is the earliest Flint Corn in existence. The ears are not so large
as Salzer's South Dakota Flint nor as handsome as our North Dakota
Flint, but they are nevertheless healthy, full of fine kernels, and the ex-
treme earliness of this variety will delight and please every planter.
DENT CORN SORTS.
DAKOTA EARLIEST DENT CORN.
You will be pleased with this earliest Dent Corn, for we believe our Dakota Earliest Dent
Dent CoTn in IxiLtencl
see
horses,
ea
S°l^i'nTvk'5-ietie'i wuTbig^^^^^^^^
If you wanJ th^eaHiek Dent Corn Ai.hon.h.
\ pk., 50c: pk., 90c ; bu.. $2.25: 2H bu.. $5.50.
HICKORY KING.
Smallest Cob, Largest Grain,
Pure White Dent Corn.
_ So large are the grains and so ex-|
Itremely small the cob, that on an ear'
Ibroken in half a single grain will almost!
Icompletely cover the cob section
ishown in the illustration here-
iwith. The stalks generally bear
■two good ears each, and occasion-g
Sally three. The ears are uniform-"
lly well filled out. and it will make
Imore shelled corn to agiven '
Ibulkof ears than any other
Jvariety. Especially adapted
'for Southern corn states. Itl
will not be amiss for Northern Planters to te^t a packa^ ^ 10c- al^W^: bV
climated, it would be a great acQuisition. By mail, pkg., IOC, q^.svc, oy
express or freight, gt.. 26c ; pk., 60c; bu., $2.25; 2 bu., $4.00. 1
REID'S YELLOW DENT.
L
We have only 1 500 bu. of this corn. It was grown ''^i^^ .^^^Ti ^/i
breeding it up to an average size of ear, eliminating barren and
i^talks which produce only nubbins, and i^^creasm? the amount^^^^^
and PROTEIN in the corn for feed purposes. We believe in this com animals as with an ordinary corn 2V2 bu. will do. This con
To^^^'^'^^^^^^^^^ prod^ucing the largest yields and
eatnualitv. It ripens in 120 days easily. .. .... _ >...,.»..v.„ .^o
JOHN A. SAL2ER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS.
06
EARLIEST QUEEN OF THE NORTH DENT CORN.
'-^ - made tremendous
sickly stalks and now have a Corn that for quick growth, for fine bright
flfnVLo^i^ ^""^ J^'" ^""^^^^^ earliness. seeks an equal the world over In
tact, we know of no early Corn that will return more bushels to the acre
l^f S?"'' ^^^^.Z'^^- }^ "^''^^^ one of the finest shellld corns that
Llate.^'fi^'' l^^^h of corn will shell out 61 to 63 lbs. of the
?i>?e ^^^-^"f^/'"''^^\^ojid kernels that you have ever seen, leaving
cobs to weigh from 7 to 9 lbs. This Corn is very early. It has reDeated v
fiSl"?"! ^"if -"^ -^^ Dakota, even as far north as EllenHale. The eir, are
welTdivelon;.^" ^-r^'^l^"^ ^^V fi^'e^J^ '^""s and exceedingly
?^oii J^^^ kernels are long, bright and heavy. The very
nff hl^fi''n^- ^^^^ ^f^^"^^ the perfect shape make this variety one
for extreme early. We have had same ripen in 80
« '^'^ ^.^^^ ^^P-^t especially desirable for north
ern latitudes, as It grows well on almost anv soil. It stands high with
feeders, because of the small cob. It is easily and readily masticated by
the steer It matures thoroughly. It is sweet and palatable, makine
ln^'^i7.^«^.'S£''^'"/r^-. The toliage is abundant. The well developeS
and wiry stalk enables It to stand up we even during windy seasons
fSPifi^ftlf^/^^ ^.^l- ,^ surprisingly goo^d yielder! due to
the fact that a great many of the stalks bear 2 or 3 ears each. Every
stockman every farmer, every planter should have at least a small
res'pe?fifh!sno'^^^^^^^^ the North Corn for early feed''isVThis
One Hundred Bushels Shelled Com
per Acre.
Weighs more than any other Corn
we know of. Seventy pounds of Corn
on cobs when shelled weighed 61 to
63 pounds, leaving the cobs to weigh
only 9 pounds
PRICE OF SALZER'S QUEEN OF THE
NOKTH CORN.
^ By mail, pkg., loc; qt., 35c. By
freight, qt. 20c; pk., 60c;bu., $a.OO;
2^ bu., $4.50.^
NEW LEAMING.
. The very best all around heavy
r>^^4. ^ xu , yielding, heavy feeding Dent Corn of
lteS^3^"o^o■Q ^5"'^?T*^^.'')^°^^^^verasa heavy yelfow Corn. Has
yielded 1.238 bushels on 10 acres. It will take you a long while and
a good deal of seeking to find a finer eared, larger, heavier; earlier^
n.l^nwnT/nS'/V'K'^' ^^f '^^^ Corn than our New Learning. On
ourovvnlands it has repeatedly returned 100 bushels per acre, and
Minnesota, had 3,106 bushels from 25 acres. Among
?i.;n7Ko^^«^f^^^.^xP°'^^^"°^'"-"9£'® has attained a greater reputa-
tion than Salzer's New Learning. This is bred from the original J
S LeammgCorn. We have increased the size of the ear and its
^""^ the percentage of grain by careful breeding. We
have also increased the depth and roughness of the kernel and the
feeding va ue by increasing the protein and fat. Our stock has re-
peatedly ripened as far north as the Dakota lines.
PTrc. in«. or * PRICE OF NEW LEAMING CORN.
10 bu^f ilS.ob? • postpaid. By freight, qt.. 20c; pk., 6Bc; ^ bu.. $1 10;bu.. $1.75; 2'^'bu.. $4.0C:
salzer's new LEAMING.
MINNESOTA KING CORN.
(Half Flint and Dent.) Minnesota Grown Seed (Yellow Half Dent).
im^rVav^omWe^ ^^^^ corns ever gent out. There are varieties that
not only is this our own experience, 1
we iiave sold it; tlie universal expres
flood and drouth, it has no equal. In;
120 Bushels Per Acre.
Now then Mr. Farmer, what can we say to you to induce you to try
Minnesota King Corn!
Pkg.. 10c; qt., 35c, postpaid; by freight, pk., 60c; bu., $2.26; 2H bu., $4.75.
ELEVEN WELL-KNOWN DENT CORN SORTS.
Price of each: Pkg., 5c; qt., postpaid, 30c; by freight, qt.. 20c: Pk. 60c- bu $l 75 • 2^4 hn «^ «n
cSloS WMtl PP^rV-l^'"^^' ^^''^ dent not SO ea^lyal Salzer's Giant White,
unampiqn wnite Pearl— Has a great many friends. It s aree- medium enrlv
Ta^zer's ?'n^\"7^ yellowish-white de}t! oYlxtVem^^^^^^^^ 100 bu. per acre.
PoiiTr xf,,™^ A earliest— An extremely early yellow dent Corn; fine.
^^l^ early yellow dent Corn; splendid for Dakota.
pL^^.o ^"^^^n* early; good yielder.
Reld'B Yellow Dent-Good for 100 bushels per acre-a wonderful Corn 1
2.
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97 BUY SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
SALZER'S TRIPLE INCOME CORN.
When Pharaoh looked upon his vast cornfields, superintended by Joseph the Good, and the great famine stared him in the face, we tin would
have shouted for joy for a Corn that would have trebled his yields for the seven fruitful years. In our new Corn, the Triple Income, or 3-Eare(l
com, we believe we have something that is destined at once to completely revolutionize Corn growing, and we may well say, btand Aside ! Clear
the Track! Here comes the 'Monarch of all he surveys!' His right none dare to dispute' —in the cornfield. Truly the world moves! Progress, Ad-
vancement. Improvement are the watchwords of the day. Well do we remember when we were boys, how
one ear of any kind of dent corn tO a stalk was considered good. Then we pushed on to an occasional
two ears to many stalks. Now we have reached three ears, and the farmer is led to say; Where will it
end? We believe it will end when each kernel of corn will produce five ears to the stalk, as the corn stalk
has that many developed joints to grow ears on.
How the Triple Income Corn Came to the Front.
K. B. Lovejoy, Goodhue Co., Minn., says: "Re^'arding the Corn I sold to you. would say* Some years ago
on one of my acreages of Salzer's White Cap Yellow Dent Corn, I noticed numerous stalks of two well de-
veloped and many with a third partially developed ear. This stock I took as my start to work on, and after
~ several years of careful selection I have succeeded in getting a Corn ripening gener-
ally three well-developed, large, heavy ears of Corn that will shell more weight
per measured bushel (having such a small cob) than any variety of Corn I have
yet seen. I am satisfiedithat planting this new Corn will completely revolutionize
Corn growing, for where formerly one ear grew, now two or three grow to
perfection, and it will mean double and treble the yield of ordinary sorts.
This glorious Corn combines more solid merit than any Corn ever catalogued,
being suitable for all climates and soils. The ear grows as large as the Leaming
Corn, and is from 7 to 10 days earlier, and on poor, thin soil will yield 10 per cent
more Corn. It will outyield and outshell the Leaming. Its great merit lies in the
fact that it is as natural a yielder as weeds, grows strong, rank and quick, and will
produce more Corn even on poor, thin soils than any kind now in cultivation.
This Corn will be appreciated by those living in drought sections, and by those
farmers who have poor, thin soil; while on strong, rich soil it has no superior. '1 he
tip ends of the grain are white, the inside yellow to whitish yellow, making it a
beautiful color— though the shelled corn looks homely, the ear is handsome ! Large
growers in the great Corn belt, as well as those put of |t, will be pleased , with this
Corn, because:— . ,^ , "
fr/,.,s7_it is as natural a yielder as weeds.
Second— \\. ironei-ally produces three well-
developed ears on every stalk.
2/1//Y/— The ears are largo, handsome and
well filled.
Fourtk—lt is aure to mature in from 90 to 95
days.
Fifth— It husks easily an l
shells ejiBily.
Sixth—It com-
mands the
hiprheBt
market
!)rice.
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Last year Mr. Lovejoy had 400 big baskets full of this Corn per acre. This year he writes us that,
without doubt, it will tio 425 baskets, and with the steady improvement we are making on this Corn,
we believe that our customers next year will report all the way from 300 to 600 great, big heaping
bushel basketfuls per acre. We hope that every farmer will try this great Corn. It is bound to revolu-
t ionize Corn growing, bound to ma ke you rich and fatten your ban k account if you will plant a plenty.
•^ke 10 acres that I planted to Salzer's Triple Income Corn is takln? the lead of all other kinds in this section. Some people ,^ave driven over 20 m^^^ and
asked to see the field of Corn that they had heard of, and after they looked at it, said they were well paid for their trip, font beat any Corn that they bad
er seen. The Corn was taken care of by two boys a^ed 13 and 15 years. GiT-«KnT W. At.i.kn, nattarau-us. Co., N. Y.
junw K.MKUJ.v.\f. y.!ii£,ii tiu.'S LA'l'ALUliUH OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CkOyyE, Wl^.
SALZER'S EARLY GIANT WHITE DENT CORN.
71 1 J ' vxx^^ij., iittcs it brine oi
yielder, a grand sort, and then is earliness itself.
ISF^i^rS^E'i^fr^K^^'^j ^^J^^u is among the earliest varieties of Yellow Dent
nPTitrnT-n "^"^^'y* head and she ulders above them all. Salzer'B Early Giant White
£fii? ^uVu^- ^"^^"^ the white sorts. It is the most natural producing corn we have ever
seen. By this we mean that it must produce and ripen Corn. It grows as easily a^^^^
^^^^I^y,^l a, weed and it produces without fail from one to threlgreat big lirs of cofn
to eachfeernei planted. In addition to this, it is always ahead of frost no matt?^^
rfryi^fHT^/^^T/"^ l^'P past season our Salzer'B Early Giant White Dent Corn
tember las^ ylar ^""^'^ "^^^^ ^^^^^ ^'""^^ ^^"^^ the midSe of Sep
in^f^^^f^^^^^^/^^^^^ Dent Corn is a maenificent corn to plant for a general crop-
indeed we have farmers who plant no other. The Hon. J. C. Easton, who owns sever a
fhPnk\''fhl^/J'-f • P^o^o"n?es this the very best white corn in existence Ez-Gov Hoffman
niS^?i^f nothing like it for heavy yields, fine quality and for sure ripening Out in
aii^t^VAf^JITelft ^r^oTe^n tt%TtJ.?,°^* ^^^^^^ ^ ^^^'^
do. magnificently everywhere. The ears are large, handsome, with we..
n«??nw'JnH^Ho^'V"i^ "^^'^^^ \? -^^'^^ (our artist. we think. hS kemels too
narrow and deep), borne on stalks growing to medium size, very heavy, with few suckers
producing from one to three splendid, heavy ears to each stalk wiuiiew sucKers.
^^^;iV1, oo^Hf^^J'^P^^^^fyJ?^? ^^^^ ^« Jiave had comes from" a customer In Iowa, who
fhK?^inJl?*'»Ji'^^^®^* ?/ shelled Corn from one single measured acre. Ws recommend
naturally as a weed. It must produce. ThatTits
^^j2?V.?^jiJ?,^ ^^^^ reason we unhesitatingly endorse the same. It has never failed
»y^®T^^°^® ^^^^ description with a letter from Mr. Layton Yancy.
oo^^* h^Ji^"^ fl^^'^^^^^'P^ £9.-,^°- 2ive his full address: we did a year or
rv.?^?'«"^ he was flooded with 1.800 letters or more to answer inquiries about this great
S^M^'oo'^'^v.^ regarding this Corn : Your Early Giant White Dent Corn made a splendiA
yield, considering the unfavorable season Was ready to crib almost 60 days before our
home-gi own seed. It has-most all of it-been spoken of for seed." Now. then, the way
to make money is to follow Mr. L. Yancy's example. Plant
new varieties of Seed Corn. Oats, Potatoes. Grasses, etc., and
SlUIl!.^"^!^ neighbors for sned.
PRICE OF SALZER'S EARLY GIANT WHITE DENT CORW.
Pkg., lOo; lb., S5c. postpaid; by freight, pk., «0c: H bu..
$1.25., bu., $2.00; 2V2 bu., $4.76 ; 10 bu., 18.00.
Salzer's Golden Triumph Corn.
Here is the Corn for you, Mr. Wide-Awake, the Corn you
nave been looking for and hoping would soon come. Here it
IS. This great Corn is the result of a series of crosses, and
subsequently by a continuous systematic selection.
Golden Triumph is Extremely Early.
This Corn ripened thoroughly in Wisconsin, Kansas. Ne-
braska. Io^ya and Illinois inside of 100 days. Now. this is
very earlr for this very large, very deep kerneled. very fine
Corn, and stamps it as one of the very earliest sorts. We be-
lieve that this corn, in a year or two. will thoroughly ripen in the
L)akotas inside of 80 days, as through selection and cultiva-
tion we hope to ripen this remarkable Corn inside of that time;
but when you think of its ripening in about 100 days in these
great corn-growing states, you will readily see that it is an ex-
tremely early sort.
Mr. Emil Walters, LeRaysville. Pa., an enthusiastic grower
of this Corn, sent us a photograph of Golden Triumph Corn
six teet high in 46 days, already showing fine ears. Among
others he says:
'Your Golden Triumph ought to be advertised
^extensivoly. A Corn that will grow six feet in 45
days and ll'A feet in 75 days, showing two
ears to each stalk, ought to satisfy even
the old sputterheads from Cranks
town. The pictures in your
Catalogue are not ex-
aggerated in the least
It pays to plant
Salzer's
Seeds. "
Averaee Ears of Giant White Corn are 10 to T4
inches long ~qjo bushels from 6 acres/
That's enough!
; Salzer'a Great Golden Triumph Corn. Bworn to yield 252 Bu. per Acre.
Just Read this Affidavit from
Mr. Walters.
state of Pennsylvania, I On this 9th
County of Bradford. Day of Octo-
ber. A. D. 1897, before me, one of the Jus-
tices of the Peace in and for said county,
personally appeared Emil Walters, and by
me duly sworn according to law, says the
following is the result of .^2 acre of ground
planted in Salzer'B Golden Triumpli Corn;
56 shocks, which averaged bushels
each shock, whole amount 126 bushels, or
253 bushels per acre. Emil Walters.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 9th
day of October, 1897. LeRoy Cole.
Justice of the Peace.
PRICE OF GOLDEN TRIUMPH CORN.
Pkg.. 10c; lb.. 36c; 3 lbs., $1.00; postpaid;
by freight, pk., 66c; Vt bu.. $1.25; bu.,
$2.00; IVi bu.. $4.60; 10 bu., at $1.76 a bu.
(Write for Special Corn Prices— in 3-Bu lots or more.)
1 500000 (ORN
All Gold Corn.
The world does more and new
crosses and hybridizations have in
the last ten years called forth the
applause of thousands and the
wonder of every farmer who has
taken pains to look into the matter
From a small yield of 80 bushels
per acre we nave steadily pro-
gressed until the acre is now made
to produce all the way from 80 to
3G3 bushels. Yes, sir! we say de-
liberately 363 bushels, for with
Salzer'sALL GOLD YELLOW DENT
CORN, it is possible for you, Mr.
Farmer, to grow 363 bushels per
acre. We know it. We are posi-
' tive you can. There is no doubt
about it. The vigor of this Corn,
the great size of its ears, the sure-
ness of two big ears and often three
or four from each and every kernel
planted makes this possible. Sal-
zer'B ALL GOLD Corn stands ready
to completely revolutionize corn
trowing.
/63 BUSHELS PER ACR
J This is positively the greatest
■ Yellow Dent corn on earth
^which the following clearlyj
demonstrates:
of Missouri, I This 28th day
( ounty ofPlatte. ) of September,
! John Martin, of Parkville, being duly sworn, says and deposes as follows:
I planted Salser's All Gold corn this year and received wonderful results. In Preparing my ground I Put 200
:i nds of Bone Meat and seven loads of hen manure to the acre. I gathered and weighed the corn in the presence
the Justice of Peace and Dan Myers, and it made Three Hundred and Sixty-three bushels and thirty pounds per
re. I weighed six of the largest ears in the presence of the above witnesses and the Six weighed twenty
pounds. I measured six of the longest ears, and they measured ninety inches. Twenty-five ears just
..::ide a bushel basket full. JOHN MARTIN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of September, 1899.
T ♦♦VI * -.1. . ^ ANDREW D.GRBSHAM, Justice of the Peace,Waldron,Mo.
is not tnis wonderfnl, startling, marTeiouB? Who would have thouprht ten years ago that corn could be made to produce
^!'^^:^ bushels per acre, but that is what Salzer's All Gold does, and Snlzer's Three-Eared Corn, described on page 97 , beats that;
t it Salzer's seeds are made to produce. We grow them for that purpose. We constantly improve, and hence these prodigal
y 1 elds. There are thoosandB of farmers scattered all over America who had bountiful yields from this variety.
HPEICE OF SALZER'S
ALL GOLD CORN.
By Mail: Bigpkg..
I 15c ;pt.,30c ;qt.,50c;
by freight, pk., 75c;
bu., $1.50: bu..
$2.50; 2^^bu..$6.90;
10 bu.. $20.00.
stm
thl
fell
mm
e Ooldcn Coiiibindtion Corn
GOLDEN
COMBI=
NATION
CORN.
A new corn of tre-
mendous yielding
proclivities! It is a
golden combination,
growing as a weed,
sinking Its roots
deeply after nourish-
ment and moisture,
and returning crops
that will astonish
, _ _ . „ , . and gladden you.
. !, in La Crosse, it was ripe September 20th. way ahead of Jack Frost.
Ongood farm land, with good care and careful cultivation and a fair sea-
son, it ought to yield 100 bushels, nay, 160 bushels per acre-yes, even more.
LISTEN TO WHAT THESE EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY:
J. C. Robinson, of Douglas County, Nebraska, writes of our
Golden Combination Corn: "I am delighted with Salzer's Golden
Combination Corn. Its large ears, extreme earliness and tre^
mendous yield make it a very valuable acquisition to the Dent Corn
sorts."
The Western Seed S: Irrigation Company, ofPlatte County, Nebraska, who are large growers of field
corn, have this to say regarding our corn: "Salzer's Golden Combination Corn is a great beauty. Ears are
very large, very fine, very uniform, very early and extremely prolific."
WHY NOT TRY IT FOR 1907?
It costs less to purchase new seed for the cornfield than any other grain, and yet there are thousands upon thou-
sands of farmers who never thmk to invest a dollar m new varieties of corn. These farmers usually get from 18 to
80 bushels per acre, while their land, if they invested in any of Salzer's new varieties of corn, would produce double
as much. Just pause a moment and think. Suppose your land brings you 30 bushels per acre and you have 50 acres
that IS 1.500 bushels; put in Salzer's Golden Combination on the 50 acres, the seed, all told, would cost bu
the result? Suppose you only doubled your yield and got 60 bushels per acre, you woul
HYx^.?'^^? ljushels of corn at the small cost of the seed. $20.00. Why not try it for 1907? Why not get these extr
1.500 bushels? It \yill give you just enough money to make that change in your house which your good wife has bee
wanting and ought to have had long ago. John A. Salzer's Seed Company stands by the farmer's wife. She is the
noblest woman in the country. She is the first lady of the land, and to her is due much of the credit of the great suc-
cess that the American farmer has. We know that if you will consult your good wife, she will say, by all
means try a few acres of Salzer's New Golden Combination Corn. •^j'
PRICE OF SALZER'S GREAT GOLDEN COMBINATION CORN.
Price: Pkg„ lOc; pt., 30c; qt., 45c, postpaid. By freight, pk., 66c; H bu., $1.20; bu., $2.00; 2% bu., $4.7o,
w'Write for special prices on corn— in 3 Bushel Lots or more.
juiin IV, JKl^LllK JiLlLU LU. 5 LAI ALUULE PLAl'y iS, SEEDS AMD iUULS, LA LkUSSE, WIS. lUU
SALZER'S ALL PURPOSE YELLOW DENT CORN.
Here's a splendid corn tapping at the door of every farm In America for admittance and well it may, for as anew yellow dent variet-,
early, large eared, of strong and rich quality, It surely stands peer to any and every sort grown on tne American continent to-day. This
seems a sweeping statement and yet one that we are sure this great corn will fully bear out.
148 OUNCES OF
J ShelledcornI
IFrom THPiEEEarsi
1 L\_
ml I
We are not going to say very much of this new Yellow Dent Corn this year, because we only have 2.0'X) bu. of
same to dislnbute among our tliousands upon thousands of customers, and yet wc should like to sec tliat every
farmer in America would test at least a quart, or a peck or a bushel of this new corn.
Our reason for this great w ish js that we are sure if you will try the corn that it will require 50.(X)0 bu. of seed
for 1908; not only will you neeil more, but your neighbors, and their neighbors, and their nci«hborg will come for
this corn, for we honestly believe that there is no other corn quite like it. quite so good, quite so rich in quality,
quite so heavy in yield, quite so strong in growth as Salzer's New General Purpos.- Corn.
Last spring we sent out a number of samples of this corn to fifty farmers, widely scattered, with a request to
plant carefully and watch for the followitig results: First: The shortest number of days it took to ripen the corn.
Second: The weight ears received from the five kernels. Third: The longest ear received from the five kernels.
Fourth: The greatest number of ears received from the five kernels.
And here arc some of their reports :
b8
John King, Goodhue Co.. Minn
Frank Will, Grant Co., Wis...
James Witt, Polk Co.. Mo
M. E. Stone, liutler Co., Mo j)
S. A. .Arnsboy, Torah, Minn ."^S
W. A. Svdek, Bell Co., Tex
John Reron, St. Joseph Co., Ind ^H)
J. v. Kumpf, Clay Co., Ind ' 4
Lewis Stahle, lltlronCo., Mich
C. H. Kleinert, Sauk Co.. Wis 98
M. K. Jones. Henry Co., 0 112
C. Kinker, Blaine Co., Okla 126
Geo. Robberts, Del^lb Co., Ill 101
Carl Franz, Clay Co.. Kan 116
I). Clark. Hartford Co., Conn 127
Ralph C. Wobeman. J>el. Co., N. Y 126
II. L. Thompson, Washington Co., N. V 120
Wm. Dulman, Wayne Co^, Mich 114
G. Siegling, Cascade Co., Mont 117
G. G. DelPlaine, Okla. Co.. Okla 123
G. Marshall, Chan. Co., N. Y 106
Alex. McWilliam, Shawnee Co., Kan 110
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14
11
12
12
10
13
16
12
lo
10
24
25
8
12
Loufrth
Long'est
Ear,
14^
15
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14
13
16
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14
13Vi
14
12,'.
13
12
15
21
02
Wci-ht
Of All
Ears.
10 lbs.
11 "
10
14;',
12
16
17
13
18
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26
16
Teat Yi.-1(i
Per Acre.
311 bu.
342 '•
249 "
155 "
155 •*
222 *'
284 "
311 "
437 "
373 "
498 "
528 "
404 "
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430 *•
404
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4-^,S
Co..
Gus. Siegling. of Cascade Co., Mont., with Jerry- Powell and a prominent Notary Public of Cascade
Mont., has the following to say regards this magnificent corn:
"I exhibited this corn last week at the Cascade County Fair and it is on exhibition this week at the Montana
State Fair in Helena. I took the premium at the County Fair and I expect to take the premiCim at the State Fair.
"The Corn is immense. It was planted on the 27th day of May, 1905, and was ripe on the 21st day of September:
26 lbs. of ears were taken from 5 stalks. There were 24 matured ears on the 5 stalks. 12 inches was the length of
the longest ear."
From Connecticut comes this voice, from Daniel Clark, Hartford Co.:
"It was the finest corn in this part of the country and bore better than any that I ever saw and was a surprise
"to a great many of the farmers around here." This was signed in addition to Daniel Clark by two well-known farmers.
It yielded for Mr. Clark at the rate of 566 bu. per acre.
Louis Stahle of Huron Co., Mich., grew this corn in 98 days at the rate of 437 bu. per acre, and yet he reports if
the ground had not been so very wet it would have done much better. Do you not think 437 bu. is good enough?
VVhile Salzer's All Purpose Corn is not the earliest Yellow Dent corn yet it was early enough right here at La-
Crosse the past two seasons to be ahead of Jack Frost by 15 days.
We ourselves do not see how Messrs. King. Will, Witt, Stone, Arnsboy, Svdeck, Reron and Kumpf ripened
this corn in less than 95 days and yet the conditions were so on their farms, bringing above results. We here at
La Crosse ought to have 110 to 120 days to make the corn "ripen as hard as a rock." Of course for seed purposes
this same corn could have been picked with 95 days and "fire dried" and in that way hurry along the earliness of
the crop grown from this "fire dried" corn.
We believe this corn will soon become acclimated to Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas an<l other
northern states; and that it will ripen in 100 days.
Now the transcendent merits of this corn lie in its being an "All Purpose Corn." It is preeminently the C9rn to
plant for all purposes on the farm. It is splendid for feeding horses; it is unsurpassed for fattening hogs; it has
no equal for cattle while sheep delight to eat it and it makes poultry healthy and well and fat if desired.
Our plan, Mr. Farmer, would be, buy a bushel for 4 to 5 acres or a peck for 1 acre. Plant same 1 ft. apart in
row and the rows 4 ft. apart. This will give you over 10,000 stalks to the acre.
Cultivate carefully, cultivate more, keep on cultivating! In this way this corn will produce for you the greatest
crop that you have ever seen. Greater than you have ever dreamed of. It will become acclimated to your soil an 1
climate and then, sir, when once acclimated, you would not part with this wonderful corn for $500.00 in gold! That
is saying a great deal, my friend, but the John A. Salzer Seed Co. are ready to back it. We know whereof wc >peak.
Try 1 acre, or 2^2 or 3 or 10 and you will get a corn at which you will never cease to wonder and marvel.
PRICE OF SALZER'S ALL PURPOSE YELLOW DENT CORN.
Hy mail, big package, 15c; pt., 35c; qt., 50c, postpaid. By freigiit. qt., 35c; pk., 73c; 16 bu.,
bu., $2.50; 214 bu., $5.50; 10 bu.. $20.0«J.
SALZER'S GREAT HOME BUILDER YELLOW DENT CORN.
1907
Hon. H. F. Hunter:
I planted one acre
to your new corn
novelty — Salzer's
Home builder.
I put it on my
Missouri River
bottom farm
southwest of
Pierre (the^
capital
o f South
Dakota).
There, on
Dakota,
soil it pro- I
duced at ^
the rate of/ "
216 bu.
hand-
some
yel-
low
com .
perl
acrejj
HOME BUILDER CORN
400 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
PRICE BY FREIGHT;
999 farmers out of each thousand will look incredulous when
they read this— but hold on a moment, let us do a little figuring". Salzer's
Homebuilder corn is none of your weakly, sickly corns. It is pedigree stock
grown to produce. All barren stalks have been carefully eliminated and the
moment the kernel touches the ground it is ready for strenuous work. It
sprouts quickly. It sinks its roots deeply and firmly Into the soil after mois-
ture and nourishment. Then it shoots up and produces corn weighing from
1 TO 15£ LBS. PER EAR, and often produces 2 and 3 golden ears per stalk. Plant-
ing same 11 inches apart in the row, and the rows 4 feet you can get
11,260 stalks per acre, and give to each stalk but 2V» lbs. of ears and you
have the tremendous yield of over 400 bushels per acre. We hope, Mr. Farmer, you
will try this in 1907. You have just as good soil as we have, and we would not be a bit
surprised if you would come next fall and tell us that you raised over 400 bushels per
acre. We know you can do it if you will only try. The corn to raise such big crops with is
Salzer's New Homebuilder. At La Crosse it ripened by Sept. 15th big yellow Ears, which
stamps it an extremely early corn for so large and heavy ears. (J ohn A. Salzer Seed Co.)
PRICE BY MAIL: Big package, 15c; pint, 30c; quart, 45c.
Pint, 20c; quart. 30c; peck, 90c; half bushel. $1.60; 1 bushel. $2.75; bushels. $6.00; 10 bushels $22.00,^
JOHN A. jjALi^Ek jjEKU CU.'tj l!A'l'ALUL.Uk W PLAN lis, bEEUb AWU iUULS, LA WIJ,. lUJl
BISMARCK HOG FOOD AND HAY PEA.
The Bismarck Hog Food Pea, in fact all field l?eas. were an almost
entire failure la»t season. But for lots of nutritious hay, nothing will
pay better than Pea-Oat— gained by sowing: 60 lbs. Hog Food Pea and
40 lbs. Oats together. AH cattle, horses, swine, sheep, etc., greedily eat
same and grow fat. No farm is quite complete without a few acrcis of
this rich food.
LET US DO A LITTLE FIGURING, MR. FARMER.
40 acres of Pea-Oat hay at 5 tons per acre, equals 200 tons.
40 acres of Turnip Rutabagas after the Pea-Oat is cut, at 6 tons per
acre, equals 200 tons.
WHAT IS ABOVE WORTH?
200 tons of Pea-Oat hay, at only $8.00 per ton. equals $1,600.
200 tons of Turnip Rutabagas, at $3.00 per ton, equals $600.
200 tens left on the soil for soil enrichening, as only the choicest ro6ts
were taken, at $1.00 per ton. equals S200; or a total of $2,400 on 40 acres.
Now. Mr. Farmer, have you any 40 acres that pay better?
PRICE OF BISMARCK HOG FOOD PEA*
Pk?.. Be; pk., 60c; bu., $1.60; 2 bu., $3.00; 10 bu., $14.60; saQltd*
each, 18c.
Pea-Oat (properly mixed). 50 lbs.. $1.35; 100 lbs., $2.50; 500 lb§.,
$12.00; sacks. 18c each.
NEW FIELD PEA— EARLY GRAY.
This Pea originated in England. It has been grown in Wisconsin the
Two crops have been grown from the same field the same year. It is extremely early, very bushy, very leafy, and a. great fodder
• • ' ' ' 'ir havincr called his attention to this excellent ei
Pk., 75c; bu., $2.50; 2^/2 bu.. $5.00.
Pea! ^We kno^w it wflfp^ having called his attention to'this excellent early Field Pea.
Saizer advises you to try this variety. Price: Pkg.. 10c; pt., 25c: qt., 40c, postpaid. By freight: 7^r^. k,i «o ?^n. oi/C k,i ^f. on
WHITE HUNDREDFOLD FIELD PEA.
This remarkable whitefield Pea is the result of careful selection, and is probably the heavi-
«st yielding white field Pea, next to Bismarck Hog Food Pea, known in the world to-day. It will
yield all the way from 20 to 40 bushels per acre. Price : Pk.. 50c; bu., $1.45; 2% bu., $3.60; sack. 18c.
CANADA FIELD PEA.
Well known. Price: Bu.. $1.40; 2^/2 bu., $3.50; 10 bu., $13.75; sack, 18c.
l^When stock is exhausted will fill at La Crosse market prices.
GREEN SCOTCHMAN FIELD PEA€l.
This Pea is tremendously prolific, yielding
all the way from 18 to 40 bushels of fine Peas
per acre. They are great fatteners. Also sell
at fancy prices dry for eating. Pkg., 5c: pk-. 50c:
bu.. $1.50; 214 bu.. $3.70; sack. 18c.
SALZER'S PROLIFIC COW PEA.
The Cow Pea has proven to be one of the greatest fertilizers of the age. and we doubt not— if we make
the statement, that it is richer in fertilizing matter, more lasting, more beneficial, a greater soil improver,
,and a better soil enricher than the fertilizer drawn out from the barnyard— that many of our farmer friends
will feel like challenging this statement; but nevertheless, gentlemen, it is a fact. It will take longer to ^
enrich a thoroughly worn-out piece of land by fertilizer from the barnyard than by sowing a plenty of Cow Peas and plowing them under* Yoii can
get two very creditable crops of Cow Peas on the same piece of land in one season by sowing them quite early in the spring, after frosts are over,
broadcast, at the rate of 50 lbs. per acre, or in drills 12 inches apart, and when these have attained the height of 30 inches plow them uhder and
sow a second crop at the same rate. This latter crop is ready either to plow under the first of October, or to cut for food, or to let the cattle graze
upon same and then replow the field before frost. The next season this land is fit for a Corn, Potato, Oat or Wheat crop.
The Cow Pea is called by many an agricultural wonder, on account of its great prolificness, its wonderful vigor of growth, its adaptability to all
Cow Pea, in many of its fertilizing qualities, is equal and In some
equal in every respect to our Giant Spurry. though the latter
probably a little cheaper; but the Spurry does not furnish as
ranks high among the best fertilizers, gathering immense quanti-
less than 18i^ per cent of digestible protein. The vines, properly
richer in protein and fat than the best Clover hay. This le not
is becoming known to the North also as a highly valuable loddet"
is, to ripen the pods— and can probably be grown as a second
^ ^ vested for the grain, and the plants plowed under to fertilize the
The seed or grain is ground and used for cattle fodder; the leaves and stalks also make excellent fodder, fed green.^ Poor, sandy land tpAy
be greatly improved by plowing under a crop of Cow Peas, and thus made into a fertile loam. Plant in a thoroughly pulverized soil. If jvanted to
climates and soils, and its enormous yield of green forage. The
respects superior to Mammoth Red Clover. As a fertilizer it is
ordinarily can be sown and plowed under three times, and is
large a quantity of forag«e as does the Cow Pea. The Cow Pea
ties of nitrogen from the atmosphere. The ripe Peas contain no
cured, are a most valuable fodder for cattle and sheep, being
exactly a Pea, but belongs more properly to the Bean family. It
and fertilizing crop. It requires a full season to mature in— that
crop after wheat in the North. If desired, the pods may be har
soil,
Worth
its
Weight in
Gold.
plow under for manure, sow with a grain drill, in drills a toot apart. If grown for the seed, plant 3^4 feet apart and 1 foot in the row, and cultivate
thoroughly, using 25 lbs. seed. We neartily urge farmers to give Salzer's Prolific Cow Peas a thorough trial this season. The very finest, most pro-
lific, and at the same time one of the very earliest, is Salzer's Prolific Cow Pea. It's a great plant, and well
worth the extra price charged for same. The yield of Peas in a dry state is from 40 to 60 bushels per acre
of this sort. PRICE OF SALZER'S PROLIFIC COW PEAS.
Pkg.. 10c ; lb., postpaid, 25c: by freight. 16 lbs., 80c; 25 lbs., $1.35; 60 lbs., $2.50; 100 lbs., $4.60.
Lathyrus Sylvestris
Wagneri (Flat Pea)
LATHYRUS SYLV.
This plant is creating
great excitement as a for-
age plant, especially in
sandy, dry soils, as it sinks
its roots 30 feet, and fur-
nishes a great quantity of
fodder, yielding as high as
16,000 lbs. per acre. It is
a variety of Pea. found
wild in Europe, and care-
fully cultivated and
crossed. Thousands of
acres have been planted
in Europe, and here in
America there are fully
10,000 farmers to whom
we furnish the seed, and
all who have tried it
report good prospects
and are sure it will prove
a great acquisition as a
fodder.
PLEASE READ THIS LETTER ON LATHYRUS:
Regarding Lathyrus. Conrad Doering, Cowlitz
Cotinty Washington, wno has given it a thorough
test bdre in America, says: "The Lathyrus is the
earliest forage plant in spring, earlier than any
grass we have, and all cattle eat it with great eager-
ness as soon as it springs from the ground. In the
fall of the year, when allother fodder is dead, Lathy-
rus is green and keeps on sending forth new shoots.
Cattle cannot be driven from the patch. They hate
to leave the strength-giving, nourishing Lathyrus.
It grows from ZVi to 4 feet tall, and does well on any
kind of soil, even on very poor, sandy soil."
Pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; H lb., 60c; Va lb., 80c; lb., $1.50;
0 lbs., $14.00.
Nitro Culture per acre for Lathyrus, $1.50.
SOJA BEAN.
The Soja Bean is coming riyht to the
front as a great soil enricher, as a food
for hogs and cattle, both in the green and
dry state. In some parts of the South it
is extensively grown only for feeding pigs,
and the Agricultural Bulletins throughout
the Southern States praise same without
stint. It will draw from the sun and re-
turn to the earth just the nourishment
and properties that you are looking for.
Price: Pkg., 10c; qt., 40c, postpaid; by
express or fr eight, pk..$l.l 0; bu., $3.76.
VELVET BEAN.
This Bean is creating,' a great sensation
in the South and Middle States. It is
going to be one of the great green manure
or fertilizing plants. It is tremendously
prolific, vines running from 12 to 18 feet
long. It is the Bean to try everywhere.
It. no doubt, will make as much green
herbage as any plant grown. Pkg., 10c;
pt., 35c; qt., 50c, postpaid; by freight,
pk. of 15 lbs., $2.00; bu , $6 .00.
LUPINE.
Succeeds well in the poorest soil and is
exceedingly valuable for plowing under.
It makes a good fodder in either the green
state or as hay. The seeds are very fat-
tening when used with hay. Sow in the
early spring at the rate of 60 to §0 lbs.
per acre. Price: By freight or express,
lb., 10c; 10 lbs., 80c; 100 lbs., $7.50.
SOJA BEAN.
GIANT MUSTARD.
This is the large, coarse kerneled Mustard, furnishing a tremendous amount of coarse
herbage that is particularly relished and very advantageousl>' fed to sheep. It would not be
amiss to sow Va lb. mixed in with Rape seed in connection vwth every acre of Rape sowtL
Price- Pkg.. 10c; Vz lb., 15c; lb.. 28c, postpaid; by express. 5 lbs.. 75«; 10 lbs.. $1.40.
L^^i^rrjw ^^^^^ yu[?jiyj^c jx:j^t jtij^ Zf£2>J J*C//f Sc/ZLS J yl> cl
SALZER'S SILVER MINE OATS.
It no doubt was the greatest Oats ever introduced up to this time, but musl
give way to our 2 Foot and National Oats. We have for years made Oats a \
specialty of our business, and to show you what Silver Ivline Oats can do for you,
we introduce here a testimonial on same. It is a White Oats, strong, stiff strav,
and we are sure you will be delighted with same.
Mr. P. U. Sinnott, Randalia, Iowa, among others, writes: "Salzer's Silver
Mine are the most wonderful Oats I nave ever seen. I purchased of you 2'4
bushels, which I sowed on 1 measured acre, and harvested 196 bushels and
15 pounds, only lacking 3 bushels and 17 pounds oi the coveted 200 bushels.
I am sure I would have gotten 200 bushels, yes, much more, but the seaBon
was Ro dry People came for miles to see my beautiful Oats.
THE PRICE OF SALZER'S SILVER MINE OATS is: Pkg., lOc; lb., 30c; 4 lb*.,
$1.00, postpaid. By freight: Pk., 50c; bu., $1.10; bu., $2.60; 10 bu., $9M\
20 bu., $17.60: 100 bu., $75.00.
WHITE BONANZA OATS.
Oar first creation in Oats. Introduced some 20 years ago. Took the Ameri
can Agriculturist prize of $500 for biggest yielding Oals.
Price: Pk., 60c; bu., $1.20; 2y, bu., $2.75; 10 bu., $ 10.00.
SALZER'S GREAT NORTHERN OATS.
It has very strong, stiff straw, does not lodge easily, with a comparatively so*
shell, large kernols. and is relished by horses. We introduce herewith one letter
to show you what our customers think of this Oat.
Hon. I. D. O'Donnell, General Manager M. & M. Land Co., Montana, under
date of July 15: "I took the precaution at threshing, and had plenty of wit-
nesses as to yield. I had l62Va bushels of Oats from the 2' i bushels of Great
Northern Oats. ' * That tells the story; 162>^ bu. per acre on 100 acres, 16,260
bu. at 20c, would net $3,250. Price: Pkg., 5c; pk.. 6Qc: bu., $1.26; 2'/2 bu., $3.00.
BLACK PROLIFIC OATS.
A grand Oats, which is, with us, absolutely rust-prooi, of great
vigor and health. Our stock, like all black Oats, runs into light
shades. Pkg., 5c; p k., 60c; bu.. $1.40; 2^/^ bu., $3.26; 10 bu., $12.00.
IMPROVED WHITE RUSSIAN OATS.
It is a wonderful stooler; 2.2C8 grains have been counted from one
grain, yielding fully one-third more than common white Oats Seed this
year is light. Pkg., 5 c; pk.. 50c; bu.. Sl.OO: 2^^ bu .. $2.25; 10 bu.. $8.50.
SALZER'S TWENTIETH CENTURY OATS.
This Oat seems to know
what is expected of it. It
seems to have sense, for
when a farmer expects a
big yield from it, it never
disappoints him. Trials of
this Oat have been made
, throughout all states and
territories of the Union, in
Canada and Mexico and
j foreign climes, and wiih-
J out exception, everywhere
rt has condu ted Itself nobly. It has yielded enormously, and it has
demonstrated that the new blood contained therein means to the
farmf-r addit onal yield and additional wealth. Pkg., 10c; pk., 60c;
bu., $1.40; 2Va bu., $3.25; 10 bu., $12.-50; 20 bu.. $24.00.
SALZER'S 60 DAY OATS.
This is the earliest White Oat grown. We have testimonials accord-
ing to which this Oat ripens in from 60 to 80 days.
James Heal. Genessee County, Mich., says: *'I sowed Salzer's 60
Day Oats May 8. harvested July 28. yielding at the rate of over 250
bushels per acre."
We are sure that anybody desiring an extremely early White Oat,
one that will get ahead of anything in earliness now in trade to-day,
will find that the variety to plant is Salzer's 60 Day Oats. Price: Pkg.,
10c: lb., 35c, postpaid. By freight: Pk.. 75c; bu.. $1.75; 2% bu., $4.00.
THE SWEDISH OR No. 74 OATS.
Introduced by the Wisconsin Department of
Agriculture. Stiff straw, stands up like a stone
wall, very prolific, and is bound to become pop-
ular. Price. 2 lbs., 60c. postpaid. By freight:
Pk,. 75c; bu..$1.50;2>i bu., S3.G0.
SALZER'S BIG FOUR OATS.
Named on account of the peculiar whorl,
making long heads of Oath' with usually a dozen
side shoots. Ten acres of Big Four, under good
conditions, oughtto give you 1.000 bushelseasily.
That would mean $400 per 10 acres. That pays.
Why not try it for 1907? Why not let Salzer's
seeds sprout and grow and produce great big
crops for you? They lie in waiting to do this if
you will only order them and sow them and give
them a chance. You will be astonished at their
healthfulness, vigor and fine quality.
250 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Ma.blon M- Luther, East Troy, Pa., Sept. 26,
1898, under oatii deposes: "I planted 2v^ bush-
els of your Nameless or Big Four Oats on one
acre of ground, and harvested 250 bu. of32 lbs.
per bu. It is positively the greatest Oats I
have ever grown; has very strong, stiflf straw,
and long heads fflled to the tip with very
plump, heavy kernels, and is a great stooler.
That is one important reason for such an
enormoua yield."
Price of Big Four Oats: Pkg., 10c; 1 lb., SOc,
postpaid. By freight: Pk., 60c;bu., $1.30; 2%
bu., $3.26.
See the whorl ? Those 18
loner side shoots mean
additional yield.
^^Write for special prices If you desire Oats In larger quantities than 10 bu.
SALZER'S TWO FOOT LONG OATS.
This is positively the greatest wonder in Oats on earth, a single head measuring 24% inches, or over two
feet long, as affirmed to by the following honorable gentlemen: To whom it may concern:
This certifies that we were this day. October 11. shown several heads..of SALZER'S NEW TWO FOOT LONG
OATS by the JOHN A. SALZER SEED COMPANY, La Crosse, Wis., meaSnring respectively 23. 23'/^ and 24^
inches long— more than two feet in length, surely entitling it to the name "Salzer's Two Foot Long Oats."
C. L. V. Craft, Agt. C. M. & St. P. Ry.. La Crosse. Wis. Edw. Case, former Agt. C. & N. W. Ry., La Crosse.
W.L.Klett. formerly Agt.C.B.&Q. Ry.. " *' A. Oakes. Agt. G. B . W. &St. P. Ry..
T. B. Lawrence, Agt. Am. Express, " " Geo. H. Merman, Agt. U. S. Express.
C. F. Hoffma, Farmer. Hon. Chas. Linse. Mr. Aug. Prahle, Farmer.
Above gentlemen could hardly believe their eyes when they saw heads of Oats over two feet long, and it is
remarkable, and we wonder not if the average farmer wilLread the statement with a little degree of credulity.
Of course, yeu will look at it with great suspicion. That is only natural. Everybody will do that because
no one has ever seen so remarkable an oat. so wonderful an oat. You look at it. You touch it. You handle it.
You find it's real. There it is. Heads 2414 in. long. Again you examine it. You see, you believe, you buv.
Think of it. only just imagine what a tremendous yield such an oat will produce. Heads 24^ in. long. The
John A. Salzer Seed Co. has said ritiht along that an oat some day would be created, would be produced, that
would yield 300 bu. per acre, year in, year out ard we believe that Salzer's Two Foot Long Oat Novelty is goinjj
to reach this mark or we should want to know why.
It is a fact that the John A. Salzer Soed Co. has introduced more new varieties of Oats that have become
national than all other Seedsmen put together.
Salzer's White Bonanza Oat, Salzer's National Oat. Silvermine. Great Northern Oats, Big Four Oats and
other varieties have taken the prize at hundreds ot Fairs, and are today grown by millions of farmers, so thai
when we urge unon you to try this new novelty, Salzer's Two Foot Long, you can rest assured that you are get
ing something ol superlative merit, far above the average offered by other Seedsmen.
The Possibility of Salzer's Two Foot Long Oat
Is simply unlimited. Salzer's first creation of Oat. named Salzer's White Bonanza Oat. produced 134 bu. undsr
sworn statement, and Salzer's Great Northern 131, Salzer's Silvermine. 209 and Salzer's National. 220 bu. If above
Oats could turn out yields as above where will be the possibility of Salzer's Two Foot Long Oats of which we
believe there is no other Oat like it ?
Its long heads its great stoolin*' qualities, its tremendous vigor and its strong, stiff straw make it the peer ol
the Oa field and we bespeak for it a yield unknown to other Oats.
Greatest White Oat Novelty of the Century.
Wt belicv Salzer's Two Foot Long Oats is pobitively the greatest White Oat Novelty of the century- It is a vig«rous^
healthy oat a strong grower standing up like a stone wall bearine and holding its long, long heads with ease.
Prlo^t Bi^plig., 15c; lb., postpaid 50c; 3 ll^s $1.00* by fteiglit: pk., $1.00; K ba., $1.80; bu , $2.25; 2Vi tm. $&.co; 10 bu , $17.60 net.
JftHk A. feALZER SEED c6.'S CATALOGUE 6f i^LA^Tii, AM13 i'OULy. LA UkUybk, Wlb. TTW
It's a prodigy, a marvel, a monstrosity, unlike anything you
liave ever seen in Oats. Its great length and colossal size startles
you. You pause, gaze, hold vour breath and think someone is
fooling you, playing you a trick. You cannot grasp it. You doubt,
like Thomas. It's too marvelous. It's too much of a monstrosity.
.It's extraordinary. Your mind needs expansion before taking in
this Oat novelty.
Just stop to think a moment. Mr. Farmer.
HEADS OF OATS 24^ IN. LONG.
Get out your rule, hunt up your tape and measure off 24% inches
and see what a wonderful impression it will make upon your mind.
24 inches! Shades of Egypt ! Who ever dreamed of such a thing?
An Oat head 24% inches long!
What do you think of this proposition, Mr. Farmer ?
When we were over in France a few years ago. we called on the
greatest Oat Farmer in the world to learn his method and obtamed
information that would be of value to us and to the American farm<;r.
What did we find there? He had among others a held of oats five acres
in extent which he had planted one foot apart in the row. and the rows
but a foot apart, getting on to each acre over 40.000 plants.. When
this was up 10 inches he ran a mower over it. When we saw it. it was
in full head, and we are positive that there was not a plant but what
had stooled out and carried from five to fifteen great heads of oats.
Let us bring this home to Salzer's Two Foot Long Oats. Let ug
try this experiment in America. Do you know what it would mean?
Take 40.000 heavy stooling separate plants of Oats and average each
one with ten big heads. That would mean 400.000 heads. Let each
head bear but ten ounces of seed, and it would mean the colossal
figures of
781 bushels to the acre.
Is this not marvelous, but does it not look reasonable? Will you
try it this year? , , tt . . i
Of course the American Farmer is too busy. He has too large an
acreage as a rule, and he cannot confine himself to intensive farrning
as they do in France, so we make this suggestion. Buy 254 bushels of
seed, costing you but $5.00. Sow same carefully on one acre and
watch the results. If you do not crop 200 bushels we \vill miss our
guess. We believe it is possible, and we should be glad to have you
order this Oat and report your success upon same next fall. We
know it will be a grand success.
781 bushels per acre over in France.
Farmers, that is intensive farming! They plant Oats as you would
Corn, and the yield is so startling, so large, so wonderful, so astonish-
ing, that nothing would please us better than if you did the same here
in America. You plant an acre or one-half acre and see what you
would thresh! 40.000 big stooling Oat plants with ten Two Foot
Long heads would give you a yield far beyond your fondest dreams!
Now, of course, this is impossible in general cultivation, but we
believe it to be possible in intensive farming, that is planting the Oats,
making it stool and bear from five to ten. yes fifteen heads from each
PRICE OF SALZER'S TWO FOOT LONG OATS:
Big pkg., 15c; lb., postpaid, 50c; 3 lbs., $100.
By freignt: Pk , $1.00; 'A bu.,$1.50; bu., $2.26; 2% bu., $6.00;
10 bu., $17.60.
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Clear the
SaJzer's New-
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SALZER'S NATIOIfAL OATS.
Here's the Monarch! The Dan Patch of the Oat Field! Nothing like ii c
al Oats takes the cake; carries off first prize as the hig(rest yicUler everywhere
1
11
it on Karth:—As Dan Patch captured the world's pacer record, so
,/.r^ One o f the rare guaiit^es of this Oats i s the peculiar, remark-
able heavy heads
and b r a ti c h e s
produced by each
stalk. Another
thing that occurs
to us to-day as
we write: It is
the sixth of our
really great Oats
that the John A.
Salzer Seed Co.
introduced,.
First came Sal-
zer'a White
Bonanza witli
v\Vl 134buslielsper;
acre: then came'
our Great North-
ern Oats with
131 bushels,
Salter's Silver
Mine Oats wiih
209 bushels,
.,1 , ,1— „ III! J J j»ivv \i*D'im\\ followed by Sal-
ey^ry Zd^ullX^ behove we have mtroduced an Oat that combines
.ISpo^'^eveu ^40 bushel's WhUe Oati°nf r''^';?.''"^''''''--.,,^* reasoned what's the useof growing only 25 to
yidd CO 80 or 100 busLls nml mnrM w ^'."^l'^';; "^.'f ^" ""Proved sort, that same acre can be made to
100 bushels Of Mr4"N;^"lJatlon"^^^ aW.lt^wiireal ""'"'^ "^^^ ^^"^^"^^
We have seen heads of National Oats twenty-two inches long Just think
of the great results that a field of Oats with such longheads must^^^^^^^^^
w'fin^i'^ -.l^l'- S^l^er's NATIONAL OATS, are ll ways la^^e^?ng
and filled with big, plump kernels that weigh out a bushel very fast
^X?Zr.^T%^ by some parties that we exaggerate on yields^ Vv7c aim
right here that we dp not. There is not a single yield given in our cata-
logue that some wide-awake farmer did not have, and that you you?-
self. could have, right on your own soil, under your own eyes and under
your own .supervision if you but Will. There^s no questfon about ?h is'
You are Just as good a farmer as any one else, if you wish to be and
f you wish these big yields you can have them every time You must '
li^ifjV ^^'^ The ground must be ploughed thoroughly.^ '
must be sown carefully, soil must be tilled constantly and kept free from
Si'of National O^ts'fiT^^^^^ ^"^.^'^^ will^stonisir/oTwirbig. big. big yields. Those Ion.
if'roull^^^^^^^^ a^Jr^? heavier yields; they mean!
for an increased vield hi<r ^tV^i^v. Z. ^^^'-^Y^Alj UAIS, that the chances are all in your favor
thL season? You can h ^ handsome profit; and now. why not have that profit
S Oats i^your county. '^""^ ^'^""^ pleasure of producing the biggest crop
lst.--It is national character, growing
sfrouting, s tooling, producing enormously in every
state and ierritoi'v of the U. S.
. 2nd.-A Novelty. This National Oats orig-
tnafed in crossing two of our healthiest, biggest
yielding, strongest varieties; hence its quality, to
produce such tremendous yields.
3rd.- New Blood. // contains more new blood,
lie nee more vigor and producing qualities than any
otiicr Oat we know of.
4th.-St00d the test on 15,000 farms, scattered
all oi'er America, in the remotest corners and
obscurities of each state and territory— every-
where It did iccll. despite unfavorable seasons and
produced Jienrily.
Sth.-Earliness. Nothing like it in earliness
thatwe knozv of. Our crop was ripe and cut and
stacked 8 days before other sorts were ripe, which
stamps this variety as absolutely the earliest in
existence.
6th.-Money. That's what the
earliest Oats always bring in the
^market, and especially on the farm, for
\many farmers are short of Oats in the
summer when this ripens.
7th.— Profit. Now, then, here is an
Oat that makes profitable farming
absolutely certain in any state from
Maine to California, and south to the
Gulf, and north through Canada. It
will certainly yield from m to 100
bushels more per acre than any of the
commonvarieties, which will ten times
pay the cost of the seed.
8th.— Oat Meal. Large millers and manufac-
turers of Oat Meal will gladly pay from 3 to 10
cents more for a bushel of this pure, healthy ker-
neled, rich mealed variety.
9th.— Ten thousand planters, that is the
number of farmers who will grozv in a large or
small way, Salcers National Oats and not one of
them will crop less than 100 bus. per acre.
10th.— Yield. This is simply enormous, some
say from 60 to 100. 150, yes. 200 bushels or more per
acre, and zve honestly believe that UO, yes, up to
200 bushels or more can be grown Per acre under
careful cultivation,
11th.— It is Bug-Proof. This Oat, more than
any other variety, laughs at bugs and scoffs at
insects, and stands up, growing vigorously, while
other varieties succumb to the ravages of insects.
Price: Big pkg., 15c; pk., 75c; bu., $1.50; 2
20 BIG POINTS!
12th.— Withstands Drought. No sort that we
have ever tested so thoroughly and completely
zj'tthstands dry zveother—ycs, long continued hot
droughts— as Salzer s National; indeed, it seems to
be proof against every element in the shape of
weather, withstanding all and yielding heavily.
13th.— Strong Straw. Now. then. Saher's
National Oats has wonderful stiff straw, with-
standing severe tvinds to a marked degree and
coming forth after storms standing straight,
erect— a pleasurable sight to behold. When other
sorts lodge badly this stands up like a strong stone
zvall.
14th.— Color. The color is beautiful in the
extreme, aids it to sell quickly and rapidly at an
advanced price in almost every market on the
globe. The color alone mokes it a great seller.
15th.— Quality. No Oats exceeds this in excel-
lent quality, and it has that advantage that it will
make more and better oat meal than any other
knoivn Oat at the present day. while all horses will
fight for It for food. All millers who have seen it
pronounce it excellent in the extreme.
16th.— Quick Returns. That's what you get
by sowing this Oat. for the crop will go like wild-
fire! Every neighbor ought to buy it for seed.
^ 17th.— Insurance. Yoh have heard of fire
insurance, life insurance, of hail insurance, but
here you have a positive, safe, sure CROP IN-
SURANCE. Salsers National, this beautiful
WHITE OAT, insures you against a failure of a
crop every time.
18th.— Cost. The price of this Oat is ridicu-
lously low, but that's the way the Salzer Seed
Company do when they have a good tiling; they
sell at a low price, so that all farmers can make
money out of it.
19th. -The Last Forty Bushels. It is the last
^0 bushels per acre that makes farming profitable.
If the common sorts yield 30 bushels per acre, and
this gave you 70 bushels, the last 40 bushels zcould
be the profit; but if this gave you 150 bushels, it is
very easy to figure out great profits on 100 acres.
20th.— Mr. Farmer. The substance of the
whole matter is this: If you zvant a new Oat
noz'clty, one that was tested the past year on oz'er
15.000 farms through trial packages, and everywhere
promised the greatest yields, the healthiest, heavy
stooling variety, try Salzer's New National.
•i bu., $3.50; 10 bu., $12.50 ; 50 bu.. $50.00.
JUHW ii. bALZEK SEEU LU.'b LAlALUIiUK W PLANl'y, ^Ijjjb^ AMB LA t^dhsE. WIS.
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SALZER'S NATIONAL OATS
^^This NATION At OATS stool measured A9
inches tall; it contained over 80 stalks filled to the
tip ivith big. heavy kcrtiels.
eveT*f.pTL*f],^^^T'f ^' Y^^^^^y^"^* ^"^ P^^^ict for it the most wonderful run that any Oat has
^^n £fl ^i^^-* century. Now, we know that this is a strong statement but we know also that this olt
c««cyiI!^o^V"^ are doing the farmer a great kindness in offering and urging him to plant for the comini?
^w^irl^r^^^^^^^ ^ the most p^ro^^lTe Bitr ^a"^
LET'S REASON TOGETHER, MR. FARMER.
cT,«J/jif, can demonstrate to you, Mr. Farmer, that you can make lots of money sowing this Oaf if we can
-an'd here is ou^say."""^ ' ^^""^'^ '^^''^ ''^ ^^°"^^^'t it? &Ve is ouThand
m^i^rV^t,'**'l"'* ^^e;,'bac^ward in pushing Salzer's National Oats, because we have had such hearty endorse-
wan l/naSii^oT'?""^^ ^a'^'^-^'I Plantmg same the past summer. On our own lands it stood up liL a stone
Treat viiS ltr^^^^ ^^T^ '''t^^ ^'"T"* and yielded as no other oats has ever done for us. Its
great vigor, extreme healthfulness and superb quality make it the great oat to plant for general crop.
A Great Stooler I
The wonderful yield of this Oat, its strong, weather storms and elements-resisting quality is verv
largely due to its remarkable stooling habits. We have seen one single kernel produce over 100 Strong
stiff liealthy vigorous stems, each laden with a full head of big heavy kernels. Now. that is the great secret
of the Salzer s New National Oat. it is a stooler. and when an Oat stools, everybody knows that its yield
will be increased. That is only natural. Take an Oat that does not stool, and it can not produce as much
as one that stools heavily. Now, we have unlimited faith in Salzer's New National Oat. and pronounce
it, to our way of thinking, as the grandest, heaviest yielding, healthiest, surest cropping, heaviest stooling
variety of Oats known to the trade to-day. Just glance at this tremendous sheaf of Oats— all the product of
one kernel!
Tremendous Yields I
We sent out a number of bushels of Salzer's National Oats as a trial and here are some of the great
results. We could give you a great many more. (We have the full address of these gentlemen in our office )
We do not publish the full address, to save these men being flooded by letters and the time and expense
answering same.
156 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Severt Knutson, Juneau County. Wis. "Your
National Oats can not be beat. It yielded for me
at the rate of 166 bushels per acre."
187 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Dexter Hyde, Ashland County. O. "Your Oat
novelty. Salzer's National, yielded for me at the
rate of 187 bushels per acre. I call that grand."
310 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
M. K. Ursner, Ransom County, N, D, "Your Oat
Novelty, Salzer's National, is great. It made the
astonishing yield of 310 bushels per acre.'*
812 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Jamei Heal, Genesee County. Mich. "Never saw
anything like Salzer's National Oats. // yielded
312 bushels per acre."
875 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Anton Burda, Stark County, N. D. "If anyone
told me that you had an Oat yielding 376 bushels per
acre, I would not have believed it. but the Oat novelty
you sent me to try yielded, on my grounds, at the
rate of 376 bushels per acre.'*
380 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Herman Michler. Tavlor County, Wis. "Your
Oat Novelty, Salzer's National, is the biggest
y}£ld^^ / ever saw, or heard or dreamed of* It went
880 bushels per acre."
231 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Lawrence Schiestel Osceola County, Mich. "I
never saiv anything like your Salzer's National
Oats. It yielded for me at the rate of 231 bu. per
acre.**
255 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
H. E. Nye, St. Louis County, Mo. "Your Oat
Novelty, Salzer's National, was a sight, standing
nearly four feet tall, a solid mass owing to its great
stooling Quality. The straw is so stiff Not a stem
lodged. It yielded a trifle more than 255 bu. of 32 lbs.
each. Per acre I congratulate you heartily on your
remarkable success tn producing farm seeds of su-
perlative merit,''
261 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Hon. H.^F. Hunter South Dakota, has this glori-
ous talk: '*I tried an acre of Salzer's New National
Oats this summer What a revolution! What do vou
think it did? You can t guess ' VV^ell. every kernel
came up and it stooled and stooled and stooled until
the whole field looked like a dense lawn Then it
sent out stalk after stalk and yielded 261 bushels by
weight! My! my! if I had only sown 200 acres— I'd
been happy with 52.200 bushels finest oats in Dakota
then."
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IT'S A SURE CURE FOR HARD TIMES.
farmer reading the above description, together with the strong points In favor of Salzer's National White Oats must see in it a solution
V ' times. No hard times can exist when the farmer gets tw o and three times as much from an acre as ordinarily. Thus, if your Oats
' — ■ produced but 30 bushels per acre, and Sal-
zer's National White Oats would give you
90 to 150 bushels per acre, on 100 ACRES
THERE WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE OF 6,000
to 12,000BUSHEL8, which would kill hard
times in a hurry. Why not try it for 1907
by seeding heavily to Salzer's National
Swhite Oats? It is the most wonderful Oat
Im the world, and we believe as high as 80,
I i 20, 150, YES, WE KNOW. AS MUCH AS 250
viSUSHELS PER ACRE CAN BE GROWN FROM
THIS OAT WITH CAREFUL CULTIVATION.
It is possible. We are moving with the
speed of electricity everywhere; why not
' ' iield of agriculture?
Think of Salzer s National Oats as the biggest yielder on earth! It gave Mr. Knutson a yield of 156 bu., Mr. Hyde 187 bu., Mr. Schiestel 231 bu., Mr. Nye
56 bu., Mr. Ursner 310 bu., Mr. Heal 312 bu., Mr. Burda 376 bu., and Mr. Michler 380 bu. per acre. That's immense. ^
PRICE OP SALZER'S NEW NATIONAL WHITE OATS:
gplcg.. l^M ('OC, postpaid; by freight, pk., 75c; H bu., $1.00; bu., 91.50; 2M bu.. $3.50; 5 bu.. $6. 50; 10 bu., $12.60; 20 bu., $24.00 ; 50 bu.. $50.00.
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107 BUY SALZER'S NOKTHliKN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL bOILb ANU
1. MORAVIAir BARLET.
The United States Department of Agriculture, in bringing forth this Barley, says: "Owing to its heavy yielding capacity, earliness and hijh
' ewing grain, this variety is driving out all other sorts in Austria, and every year large quantities of this seed are importea into
„ far as we can ascertain, this is the first importation of this variety ever made into America. In Europe this is consiaerea tne oesi.
no, the very. very, and only best Barley for brewing purposes.
grade as a bre
Hungary. So
Ordinarily the kernels of this great Barley are from one-third to one-half larger than shown in this illustration.Salzer.
SEVENTY-FIVE BUSHELS PER ACRE
On dry. hot land in Montana, it yielded at the rate of 60 bushels
per acre. In Idaho, with but one rain, it yielded 62 bushels per acre.
In Utah, with but little moisture, 56 bushels perl acre. In North
Dakota and South^Dakota it yielded from 40 to 60 bushels per acre.
On our own farms our test yield was 72 bushels per acre. We are
sure that this new Barley will please and delight and satisfy every
farmer testin^g s^me. ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^
No cereals pay better than Moravian Barley. Salzer's Speltz. Salzerjs
Sixty Day Oats. Macaroni Wheat Earliest Cane and Bromus Inermis
Grass on soils and in climes described.
PRICE OF SALZER'S MORAVIAN OR HANNA BARLEY.
Pkg.. lOc; lb.. 35c, postpaid. By freight: P».. 60c; V4 bu.. $1.00; bu., $1.78; av4 bu.,$4.00; 10 bu.. $15.00.
2. HIGHLAND CHIEF BARLEY.
A splendid, healthy, two-rowed sort, yielding 60 bushels per acre.
Pkg., 10c: pk.. 50c; bu., $1.50; bu.. S3.00.
3. SALZER'S MANSHURY.
It's immensely prolific, and sells well everywhere. Our biggest yield
was 69 bushels per acre. Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin State Agricul-
tural College, is a k'reat admirer of this Barley. Price: Pkg., 10c; pk.,
50c; bu., $1.25; 2^^ bu., $2.75; 10 bu., $10.75.
4. SUCCESS BEARDLESS BARLEY.
A beardless variety offered by quite a number of firms. It is fine in
every respect, but we do not consider it so strong, healthy and profilic
IS our Salzers Beardless Barley. Pkg.. 10c: pk., 50c: bu.. $1.25; 2H bu.,
S3.00: 10 bu., $12.00.
5. NEW BARLEY, UNIVERSITY No. 105.
For several years the Minnesota State Experiment Station has been
breeding and testing many varieties of Barley with a view to producing
an improved sort that would lead all other kinds in the matter of yield
This ambition has been realized in the new six rowed variety here of
fered under the name of University No. 106. In comparative tests
covering a period of several years and made side by side with the best
known and most popular varieties, it has proven to be the heaviest
yielder. and from any standpoint, a most valuable acquisition. It is
early, uniform in maturing and pure. Quantity limited. Bu., $1.75; 2
bu., $3.26; 10 bu., :|15.00.
6. Salzer's Great Beardless Barley.
It is positively the greatest Barley onearth.--No. we must modify this. It'sthe greatest Barley novelty
on eartbl-for a Barley without a beard is a novelty; and then when you can get such a Barley as this. Deara-
less. easy to harvest, fine to thresh, tremendous in yield, what more do you want? Now, while i^alzer s i>»iver
King Barley has the proud distinction of being the greatest yielder. the finest, plumoest six-rowed Bearded
Barley on earth, we claim for Salzer's New Beardless Barley the same distmction under the beardless varie-
ties. When we first introduced the Beardless Barley it was quickly taken up by a number of seedsmen and
sent out under hi^'h-sounding names. . We did not then push this Barley because we had it not perfected,
but today in ourSalzer's Beardless Barley we have positively the greatest Barley on earth. It is just the Barley
that you have been looking for. Mr. Farmer. We know it because we have farmed for so many years, and how
- • • • vesting the common varieties ot Barley
often were we annoyed and vexed in har-
that were covered with long, sharp, stickv
and thousands of farmers who tried Sal-
time were more than delighted and
they astonished at the great yieldsandfine
sanceof "thesticky old beards" was done
you have been looking for. Mr. Farmer,
growing Barleythepastyears. Now honor
less Barley you have a heavy yielding,
ety, a variety that will yield all the way
when you can grow from 35 to 60 bushels
you can grow that will pay better. .Brew^
Hoes Fatten and are
healthy and Hapty
on Beardless Barley.
beardsT Now, this is aP done away with,
zer's Beardless Barley for the first
pleased with the results. Not only were
quality, but also— the best of all— the nui-
away with entirely. Now that is just what
and that is one reason you have not been
bright, is it not? In Salzer's New Beard-
strong, stiff straw, healthy. stooling vari-
from 36 to 65 bushels per acre. Now
per acre of Barley, there is no cereal that
ers who saw our crop of Salzer's Beard-
more for same, saying it was the very best
less Barley last yearoffered us 5c a bushel ^ _ ^ , :v: ui:, A,^,,
and earliestthey had ever seen, way ahead of Manshury or Scotch Barley, which shows how very highly they
value Salzer's Beardless Barley. Indeed, there is no finer Barley in the country than this Beardless Barley,
and of such feeding value. We feed it to our horses, cattle, hogs and sheep, and they flourish, erow fat and
keep healthy and happy. It is a positive fact that your horses and cattle will thrive faster and better on a
change of food than on corn only, and we know of nothing that will make a better change than balzer s
Beardless Barley
IN 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 AND 1906
Salzer's Great Beardless Barley again covered itself with glory! On every farm where planted, in ey^ery
state where tried. Salzer's Beardless was not found wanting and returned a yield large enough to astonish
?he naTivIs as the saying goes. We introduce only two testimonials on the bottom of this descripUon^^ w
shows how the wind blows. It tells you what you may expect of Beardless Barley There is Mr W He
has grown same two years, and just read his happy tale, the first year 121 bushels, the second year 109
bushels per acre. Now, then, when you remember that the average yield of Barley throughout America
is about 23 bushels per acre, and you can get of this Barley 100 bushels per acre, you ^an easily figure the
profits. It is a Barley that pays to grow; it is easily harvested, it is vig9rous in growth, it is wonderful in
yield it is marvelous in healtli qualities. Now, despite the bad weather, it yielded on thousands upon thou-
sands of farms at from 40 to 100 bushels per acre, which is good enough for a year as the past was.
121 AND 109 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Here is just one testimonial; J. E. WELLS. Orleans County. N. Y.. says:
*'Your Beardless Barley beats anythlnsr I ever saw. People came from far and near to see It. It grew
3 feet high and yielded 131 BC|™ Bar^^^^^ for me.
"Don't you want some fine Salzer's Beardless Barley? It was wet this year here, and I only gotlOO
bushels per acre, but 1 think I wUl have to stand that. It's fine, the best barley I ever had.
MR. G. J. COSS.
Last September Mr. G. J. Coss of Goodhue Co., Minn., walked into our office and asked to see
Mr. Salzer. We were clad to meet him and show him throngh our'great buildings, gardens, etc., etc. •* Wtiat do you suppose l
:^opped off To s^e you for? Mr. salzer? Just to tell you°*you afe a crackerjack a genius^a suc^^^^
spring to sow 10 bushels Salzer's Great Beardless Barley and the result was "nusual. It was fijeat, Mr^^^^^^
lam Sfraid to say it because it sounds like 'a fish story'-but the 10 bushels gave me 527 ^f^^jjjjf/* of all EarK Com
measure and It will outweigh that 15 to 20 bushels. Your Minnesota King Corn is splendidly named, it Is the Ikll^G ol au nearly l.orai
and your potatoes I expect to begin digging Oct. 2 and I know I'll get 400 bushels per acre I
PRICE OF SALZER'S GREAT BEARDLESS BARLET.
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEED^!N^OOLS^^CROSSE!wrS^
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SALZER'S SILVER KING BARLEY.
c*o/Ir?ni^iJn^?;t^Li^*ha^ ^ ^S'"^ u"^* tll^^ Salzcr's Silver Kin? Barley is the greatest, heaviest yielding, finest appearing, biggest
vIm K^!v?°"r^^.^lo^.fK^^^^ healthy, remarkably profilic. wonderously heavy-threshing out six-rowed Barley on earth today Do
hSvfrnlSH fr^'^iJ'T^M?^^; ^1 ^^""^ skirmished throueh Russia, the niysterious land, we have scoured Japan and China, we have sought Egypt,
^^azed whin Jp??^l?hI^^of R^i^i^i^a' aYfJllf ^rS^^'^A^.^S^ Scotland and other great Barley regions, but all stand aghast, are startled, altonished
i^?t?« Ro^i^^K^^^^yi^^f ^ °^ Saixer 8 Silver King Barley producing 173 bushels of 00 lbs. each from one acre. Since 1898 the yield of Silver
King Barley throughout America was simply astonishing-almost fabulous. Here are five out of 47.000 growers-
J^^- ?o.well.J-intonj^Ind. ^ Your new Barley is very fine. It will yield 100 bushe!s per acre."
"Barley is a hummer; 150 bushels per acre can be raised from same."
Your Barley did splendidly. It is all right. It will yield 90 bushels per acre."
I raised 118 bushels and 3 pecks from one acre of your Silver King Barley the past season.
1.
2. P. A. Stiver. Eaton, bhio: Your
3. W. E. Peterson. Boscobel. Wis.
4. Nick Kutcheit. Arcadia. Wis. :
finest Barley I ever saw."
the
173 BUSHELS, OF 50 LBS. PER ACRE.
K^r!?'"/^^®^?^'^® startling more wonderful, more marvelous in Barley growing than to get 173 bushels of 50 lbs. from one single acre of
ground: but just read the sworn statement of Mr. Breider. a wide awake Manitowoc Co.. Wisconsin. Farmer.
READ THIS SWORN STATEMENT OF MR. JOHN BREIDER.
»<r4-5.'i^£?^?r®!!?!^®'' ^S}^^ ^•Sr'J®'* Casper and Christian Casper do each and severally solemnly swear that John Breider, living at
^}^h a?f3'^^v?}l^^J^S^S^^li^^' Wisconsin, grew on one measured acre, containing 43,560 square feet, 173 bushels, of 60 lbs. per bushel, of Sal-
? «5J:"Ti®^ a^J? it^i^* 5*^* season; that same was threshed by Princel & Roailler, whose oath as to the correctness of above is hereun-
to appended. Subscribed and sworn to by John Breider. Christian Casper. Mike Casper, Peter Wenner. »oove uereun
hi^S'tt^iSi^l JSw^n';^^^^^^^^^ ??,^oi°^?i7_?_^ear John Breider. of
arily this year, on account of bad weather.
,K on * ^ ^ PRICE OF SALZER'S GREAT SILVER KINO BARLEY.
Pkg., 10c; lb., 30c. postpaid; by freight, pk., 60c; 'A bu.. 90c; bu., $1.2B; 2% bu., $3.00; lObu., $11.60; 20 bu., $21.00.
SPRING WHEAT.
1. Salzer's Famous Marvel Spring Wheat.
This variety of Spring Wheat is the result of long and careful experimenting, obtained
through crossing and careful selection. We consider it the most profilic. heaviest itooling,
strongest-growing variety of Spring Wheat with which we are aquainted. The ear is very
long and filled up to the point with fine, plump, reddish kernels.
TAKE WISCONSIN.
JJif L^*y4?J? !iSC?,^.7**^*®^ ia.346,030 bushels of Wheat. Had its farmers sown SAL-
TER'S MARVEL SPRING WHEAT. Its 1.012,679 acres, at only 30 bushels per acre, would
have yielded 80,037.738, a difference of about 17,000,000 bushels in Wisconsin alone. Add
to this Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, the increase of the Wheat yield would have
been 76.000.000 bushels, or about $66,000,000! We do not claim this Wheat to be abso-
lutely pure, because it is a hybrid-all hybrid Wheats often show parent Wheats-but
we do Claim It to be the most marvelous, profilic, heavy yielding, quick-selling Spring
Wheat that has ever come under our notice, and we have tested every sort known to the
Jr*d©. It has proven to be hardy and insect-proof. Over 16,000 farmers ordered this
Whe^t and everyone praises it. Having been grown in the extreme North assures this
variety extreme hardiness— yes. It withstood all kinds of climates, whether storms,
warmth, drouths or rains, during the growing season and came forth the victor over
®^S£y-.S?**y^^ kind. Not one farmer out of 16,000 reports a failure. We believe
with this Wheat we can make Spring Wheat grow in every state in the Union. It
ripens early and thus far has never failed to return kernels unusually plump, large and
oi nne color. As the average yield in Iowa and Nebraska is but 12 bushels per acre, and
ot Minnesota and the Dakotas but 18 bushels per acre, it is not difficult to imagine what our
Marvel Wheat would do in these localities. Why, it would thresh out yields like 20, 80 and
40 bushels per acre with ease. It gladdens the heart of the farmer and fills his purse. It
IS a great stooler; 1.213 kernels have been grown from a single grain. Now. that means
something. It means that, with ordinary care and ordinary fair weather and fair soil, you
iT J u «Tu . I iJ^A^JK^y^^^^J^^^^}^^^^^ that will remind you of the days of your childhood or young
manhood, when Wheat yielded 40 to 60 bushels per acre right along.
Hon. H F. Hunter. South Dakota, savs: "In the spring of 1906 I tried 40 acres of Salzer's Famous Marvel Spring Wheat. It took 80 bushels
0 do it and I paid you $100 without sacks I Shall I tel you what it did for me? Well, I threshed 1.566 bushels or nearly 40 bushels per acre! I
im sure your Famous Marvel will yet yield for me 60 bushels to the acre!"
11^1%.^^ ^¥1^^ ^J^l^^^i^Y^SS"^ L ^^^^x'^^^ • 10c; lb.. 36c;3 lbs., $1.00. By fi-elght or express, plL, 60o; ^ bu., 80c; bu., $1.40: 2Ji b*..
$3.36; 6 bu., $6,26; 10 bu.. $12.26; 20 bu , $24.06; 100 bu., $117.50 net; 2'^ bu , sacks, 18c each.
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MIKHBSOTA GROWN HARVSL.' This carload of Marvel Wheat we tvurghased from a Minneseta seedsman as rrowij by him. It la«ks the
plumpness, purity and fine quality of Salzer's Fanwmts Marvel but it is miien cheatfer. Bu.^lK.gO-. bu.. »2 gp; 10 bu..|ll 00: 2H bu.. sacks. 18c each
ibb huY SALZER's NOR i (llloWN ^mS\i, AyyPLU'l'lj LV '[m M^'l' ALL ^^IL^ Am (iLlMky-^
SPRING WHEA'fc^
U. S. AGRICULTURAL DEPT. MACARONI WHEAT.
Great is Macaroni Wheat and the U. S. Department of Agriculture has done the fanners of this-coiiniry a real benefit in calline attention to
and Liririne the sowing of Macaroni Wheat. Our own observations of this Wheat in Europe convinced us that if the American people once knew
the great value of this Wheat, millions upon millions of bushels would be grown and used, especially for bread purposes. While the Wheat
is hard and apparently flinty, yet it makes bread of the richest quality and most delicate flavor imaginable., r \^ •. i i i
While in Europe we invariabiy would ask for bread made of Macaroni Wheat, and we found same rich in taste, remaining fresh and palatable
much longer than bread made from soring and winter Wheats. Not only is the Macaroni Wheat the chief Wheat used for making Macaroni, but
■ foreign countries it is used very lar>.^e!y for nr^kinti the best bread furnished.
jii the
80 Bushels per Acre.
Reports of enormous yields
on this great fattening Wheat,
this splendid food and flour
producing Wheat, come tons
from the Dakotas, Nebraska,
Kansas, Idaho, Montana, etc.,
etc., reaching in many cases
80 bushels per acre.
63 Bushels.
Macaroni Wheat is great. It
gave me 63 bu. per acre. A. G.
Oruyle, Brown Co.. S. D. ;
71 Bushels. .-A
Your Macaroni Wheat is sini-
ply unsurpassed. My yield was
71 bu. per acre, W. M. Smith.
Day Co.. S D.
52 Bushels.
My Macaroni had but half a
chance.. yet it yielded 52 bu. per
acre. AnnaThiel. Barnes Co..
N. D.
60 Bushels.
Salzer, you beat the world!
Your Macaroni Wheat on my
dry soil yielded 60 bu. per acre.
Geo. Heldman, Lincoln Co.,
Neb.
48 Bushels.
Not a drop of water, save a
slight rain did my Macaroni
Say* John, these S^O acres of Macaroni Wheat are turning o\it over 80 bushels per acre,
A GREAT DROUGHT RESISTER. Weid Co . Coio.
But more especially does this Wheat come into play in this country in the dry. arid, alkali, hot regions of the United States Take the Dakolas
and Western Nebraska and Kansas and Colorado and Montana and Arizona. Wyoming and Texas-in fact, in any of these states and every other
state of the Union this Wheat can be grown and will return yields far beyond the average sprmg or wmter Wheat known today. On our own lands
in Dakota we have repeatedly had from 40 to 80 bushels per acre. It does:magniticently in Texas, and a large list of our customers have grown same
in that state, using it mainly foi food purposes. In Dakota and other states, where it has been grown in Russian settlements for the past years, it
is ground in the local custom mills for flour, and no other will be used when once tried. It is a wheat that gets along with less moisture than any
that we know of. and the yield is always very good. The straw is strong and healthy, and seldom troub^led wit^i any of the insects that affect other
Wheats Rust is also unknown on Macaroni Wheat. It will do well, we think, in any State or Territory oft he Union, thou^jh it is best adapted
to soils rich in humus and containing a good portion of potash, phosphate and lime. The U S. Department of Agriculture says that the Macaroni
Wheat stands foremost among all Wheat groups in its excellent adaptation to egions of intense, heat and drought. It is a Wheat well worth a trial
everywhere, and we urge upon our farmer friends to get bushels and plant an acre.
RUST PROOF.
Grand Macaroni Wheat! Noble Macaroni Wheat! You are the only Wheat that defies the black rust, that fearful scourge that didiintold
damage to the Wheat fields of Minnesota. Dakota and the great Northwest. Marvelous Wheat, Macaroni.^ You are the wonderful Wheat detying
all climates and climatical conditions and sickness, disease, insects and rust; yes, you defied everything and broiight easily a yield that astonished
everybody bordering on to marvelous. You made acre after acre produce throughout Minnesota and Dakota, throughout Kansas and Iowa. 30. 40.
60 60 70 yea 80 bu. per acre! You did it with such ease, all on account of your wonderful stooliug quality, your great vigor, your marvelous
health and freedom from all disease. Great, Marvelous. Macaroni Wheat!
JULY ISth.
FOR MIXING.
I had 4P acres of Salzcr's strain (^f Macaroni
Spring Wheat, and on July 15th, jubtiwo weeks
ahead of my oth6r Wh*ats, T began cutting same. ;
There was not a speck ot rust on same, not a sign-'
of disease, not an inkling of bugs. Salzet's Mac-
aroni Wheat was absolutely ^Jroof aMtinst all
pest ravages and the 40 Hcres gaVe me^.OSO bu.
My other Wheat was all destroyed by the rust.
A. G. NoBi.K, Lake L o., S. D.
lIof:s and Cattle Fatten
and are healthy and
happy on Macaroni
Wheat and Teosinte
fur Green Food.
New Spring Wheat. Minnesota No. 163. .
For twelve years Professor Hays of the Minnesota Experimental Sta-
tion has been engaged in the scientific breeding of Wheat, the object be-
ing to secure a perfectly healthy variety that would give an increased
yield. Of the many crosses obtained within the past twelve years, the
one sent out by the Station as Minnesota No. 163, takes high rank.
Average for six years.
Haynes' Blue Stem ^^JX ^J^. fV:^:^lJ: 24.4
Minnesota No. 163 • 29.2
By freight or express, at jpurchaser's expense, pk.. 50c; bu., $1.75; 2
bu.. $3.26; 10 bu.. $15.00.
Write for special prices on any wheat desired; state quantity wished.
ih New Spring Wheat. ^'Minnesota No. 169.''
In this we offer the second new Wheat originated at the Experiment
Station. It is a progeny of Haynes' Blue Stem. Its yield, as compared
with the parent variety, is: ' ,
Average for four years.
Hayne's Blue Stem.... ..v.. 22. 5
Minnesota No. 169 ....^,.28.3
This comparison with its parent, which is a ^uperidr variety, tells
the whole siory as to yield. In quality it proved in milling tests equal
to the best. Pk.. 60c; bu . $l.aO; 2 bu^ $3.00; iO bu.. $14.60. .
Wheat have, yet it yielded 48
bu. per acre. Frank Thompson.
- ..great centers and elsewhere are buying this Wheat and
are usmb .t for mixing it with Fife and the Blue Stem Wheats. They are
doing this largely, although they are keeping it quiet, because in this
way the price of Macaroni Wheat is kept below the No. 1 Fife and Blue
Stem Wheats. Before long Macaroni Wheat will be more largely grown
than any other variety on account of its absolutely sure yield, its big
yield and its fine wheat. i RSfl "^>f ^
HOGS, CATTLE AND POULTRY.
In Russia, hogs, cattle and poultry are kept in a healthy growing condition and fattened on Macaroni Wheat. Indeed , u tt •
it takes the place of corn, and furnishes food of superlative value. It positively makes thegrowing of hogs possible in almost any state m the Union
especially in the hot. dry. arid regions and far north, where corn will not grow. Take Montana. Wyoming and Idaho, and a dozen other states and
territories can now grow thousands upon thousands of hogs and sheep and poultry and fatten cattle, at a cost as cheaply as the corn-favored
farmer of Iowa. Nebraska. Kansas. Illinois and other states. We hope you will give this a thorough triill.
PRICE OF SALZER'S STRAIN OF MACARONI SPRING WHEAT.
Pkg.,10c; lb., 25c, postpaid. By freight, pk., 60c; bu., $1.00; bu., $1.35; 2^ bu., $3.30; lo bu., $12.50; Sacks, for each 2Va bu., 18c eacn.
SALZER'S ASSINIBOIA FIFE SPRING WHEAT.
Here is the wheat for you, Mr. Farmer. Next to your unapproachable, vigor ous, hardy, high grade, remarkably heavy yielding Salzer' s Mar-
vel Wheat, comes Salzer 's Assiniboia Fife. This sort comes from the Assiniboia Valley, where it has been grown for years, always ripening
and returning heavy yields. Indeed, the party from whom our seed stock was purchased assured us that his yield NEVER WAS LESS THAN 30
TO 40 BUSHELS PER ACRE, often reaching 50. ^
Price of Salzer's Assiniboia Fife: Pkg., 5c; pk., 60c; 1 bu., $1.50; 24 bu., $3.50; 10 bu., $13.50. , , :
jl^anjsw
HAYNES» PEDIGREE BLUE STEM WHEAT. "i:<^r^
Mr. Haynes took first prize at the World's Fair on this Wheat. So much has this Wheat been improved that h h^is increased the number of ker-
nels abreast in the spikelet from three to four, with the fifth kernel commencing: to make its appearance. The length of the head has mcreased one-
third and the berry much improved in uniformity of color and hardness. This Wheat we know is A N<!). 1. and our farmer friends will do well to
give it a thorough trial the coming season. Pkg., 10c; lb.. 80c, postpaid; by freight, pk., |0c; Vi bu., 75c; bu., $1.L»0; 1% bu.. $3.50; 10 bu.. $13.80.
JOHN A. 5AL2fef^ ^i^kiiy!flJ5 mklbdm KkU^ k\kD tools/la cRosbK-wis.
■ BgainO/ f e
there are found fat cattle
/ SIt > EMMER OR SPELTZ.
e Sons df Manf lAd me TOur ears while I relate a narrative of thrilling interesi
TOur ears while I relate a narrative of thrilling interest. In a little province in Austria.
. fat poultry, geese, horses, sheep, pigs, yes, every animal seems fat. happy and healthy Over
in Germany, in one of the biggest farming districts, we found the same thing, So conspicuous did this appear tha^ we
sought the cause. What Is it? we Queried.
SPELTZ OR EMMER.
That funny cereal; no, that grand, glorious, magnificent cereal. It is not oat. nor wheat nor barley nor rye. nor corn,
for spurrv, nor hog peas, nor timothy hay. but a golden combination of all of them. How we wish at this moment we
nad the eloquence of a Henry Clay, the matchless word-painting of Carlyle, the brilliancy
of Chauncey Depew, toidepict to you. Mr. Farmer, the untold value of Speltz, this great
combmationof food. .
A. E. Steen, S. Dak.— "God bless Salzer Seed Co. The 40 acres Speltz I sowed on I
your urgent request lias saved me from ruin I The drought ruined everything here, I
but I have enough Speltz food to keep all my cattle, hogs, horses, etc., until another I
year. Salzer, I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Jacob Pflugfcldcr. lvlaple Park. 111., says "What is It (Speltz) grew enormously. I
never saw anything like it. It yielded at the rate of 90 bushels of seed and nearly 8 tons
of hay per acre." .
Blanchard Brothers, Chaffee Co., Colo.— These boys are bright farmers, and theyi
write under date of Oct. 7: "We have just threshed 182 bushels of Salzer's Speltz i
from the 100 lbs. of seed you sent us last spring. We are highly pleased with it. The %
neighbors all think it marvelously wonderful. Nearly all of the 182 bushels sold at I
$2.00 for seed. Speltz and Alfaliaare our money-makers. We expect to order several 1
barrels of potatoes from you. ' '
Frank A Woodfill, Jefferson Co., Ind., says ; "I grew on ordinary soil 65 bushels of]
Speltz to the acre." , i
Fred Wolf. Chadsworth. Ill : "Speltz has been the wondermentof the neighborhood,!
as, well as the farmers who passed our place, as I planted the seed right along the fence.
It IS enormously prolihc.
Hon. H. F, Hunter, S. D. : "Speltz. Salzer. is Speltz. and Speltz. Salzer. beats the band; I
in other words. Speltz, to my mind, is the most profitable hay and grain food combined on
earth. Your Bromus is immense, your Victoria Rape is marvelous as a green food, but^
Speltz, Salzer. beats them all
''TEN THOUSAND POINTS.
Why? you ask. I'll tell you. Speltz is good for pasture; Speltz fattens in the green
state; Speltz as a green grass hay food, gives often 100 leafy stalks from one seed, so
L 1 * . heavy a stoolcr: but that is not all; Speltz as a hay— dry— is immense. First, you thresh
50 to 80 bushels Of gram, equal to corn, or barley, or oats, or rye. or peas, or wheat as a food; and then comes four to six tons of straw hav ennal to
timothy. Speltz. Salzer beats the band It s the perfection of food for cattle- hogs yell for the food, cows jump a six foot fen?e t o geT at fhl st?aw
^nK'IlPril^^ ^^.^^ ^^^^^^ ^^''^f^ri f""^ ^^"^i'. °P P^^'^^y ^S'^^h grain-I tell you. Salzer. Speltz is the greatest dry foodon earth !is^^
Speltfand IfomlYcrop'^^^ ) ^""^ ^^^'^ ""^^ '^^^'^ diamonds and silk underwear. " (He's wearing them now on one yel?'s
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. SAYS:
* ii?P^')^ ^^.'^r^^' *° We recommend same heartily We endorse same without qualifications When we
tell the farmer it s safe to sow Speltz anywhere in the United States, he believes it. We never fool the farmer We
know whereof we talk. We farm in five difiieirent states ourselves. To make farming pay one must be alert and
awake. We try every seed under the sun. Speftz surpr^f cd us in Europe. It astonished us We brought it to
America. Here it completely captured us. Now. if you have an acre of land upon which you wish to grow 40 to 80
bushels of rich cereal food and four tons of rich straw hay, then order without fear, in full confidence, 60 to 60 pounds
oi our Speltz.
IT'S THE RICHEST FOOD THAT'S OUT.
#i,^^?^.v?^*"'^^*t^^®l^^^^ "^^V ' -fe^* ^^^^f^^ y^^.^s ago the fattening of hogs in Dakotas. Montana and
the North was thought impossible. Then came Salzer's Beardless Barley. Hog Pea and Speltz; these are three
things which make it possible to fatten hogs anywhere on earth, and do it as cheaply, if not cheaper and better than
with corn! Speltz is a richer food than corn. For fattening cattle and swine it is unapproachable. It cannot be
.beat. It fattens. It does this easily and well, and makes the best kind of pork and beef, and so cheaply! You can
frow It any where, where wheat or oats grow. Speltz wMl also thrive. Try it this year, Mr. Farmer, and be happy,
verything eats it and grows strong and healthy and fat. Try it this season. It will surprise and please you. Tr
peltz. Rape, Bromus, Billion Dollar Grass and Amber Cane, and you have the greatest foods on earth 1
CULTURE OF SPELTZ
ry
(EMMER).
The culture of Speltz is simplicity itself. It's just as easy as the growing of oats or corn. Prepare your land as
you would for wheat or oats, and sow at the rate of 50 to 62!/» lbs. per acre. In the green state it makes an excellent
pasture. Cut ^yhen grain is past the middle stages of milk, when it will make splendid grain and lots of straw hay of
excellent quality. Thresh like wheat, only not so closely. The hull and kernel can then be fed or first ground. We
know what we are doing when we urge you to try it heavily, sowing from one to ten acres. It is a grain to sow for profit.
Your chickens and geese, your horses and colts, your cows and calves, your sheep and swine, all will eat it eagerly
and flourish. It s as easily grown as Oats. Its as profitable as anything we know of in the grain line. The hulfand
all can be ground into food so rich, so nourishing, so appetizing, that your stock will fight for it. Every state in the
union will raise it during this year. Speltz is one of those things we love to endorse, delight in urging you to plant,
because we know it will satisfy you fully and completely. Have you noticed the price of Spehz? Only $3.00 for
125 lbs., sufhcient to fully sow two acres. That's the way we do. We place the price so low that you can afford to
try It abundantly. We know trying it will make you a steady planter of Speltz. and you will, like happy Harry Hun-
ter wear diamonds and silk underwear." because Speltz will bring your stock into fine, fat, healthy condition.
PRICE OF SPELTZ (Emmer):
»-Price: 1 lb.. 25c; 8 lbs., 60c, postpaid; by Jjeiglitj^S^O l^s^. $l-«0; 62% lbs.. $1.50; 125 lbs., for 2 acres.
1.000,000 BUSHELS,
were used last season for seed.
SALZER'S PROLIFIC SPRING RYE.
This magnificent Rye Is of recent Introduction, and it lias proved to many of our farmer
customers a better money-maker, a surer money-maker, a bi-'cr money-maker, and an eas
' »er rnoney-maker than any other cereal planted, as good Spring Rye brought as good a price
as Wheat and yielded from 10 to 30 bushels per acre more. It is a magnificent sort. It can
be used as a catch crop in case other crops fail. The price is seldom below 60c per bushel
while the yield rarely falls below 40 bushels per acre. We have but 3.800 bushels of this
?^u'i"^^*® request all our farmer customers who want the best thing in the cereal line
to be had. to order early, as it is the early bird that catches the Rye. as later on in the sea-
son It will surely be sold and you cannot get any unless you order early Some of our stock
was grown on oat stubble, and a few oats are occasionally seen in the seed This is no detri-
ment to the yield. We are sure it wi 1 please you. It can be sown at the same time when
Spring Wheat is sown, at the rate of about one and one-half bushels per acre.
AS A CATCH CROP.
We sowed some of our Sure-Cropping Prolific Spring Rye on Winter Wheat that had
died out. waiting until almost May. and found it did splendidly It gave us a yield of over
40 bushels per acre It is one of the very best things to sow for a catch crop, as it alway
ST. JOHN'S RYE.
-^^J!^^P^^^^-^^ ^ spring Rye. sown in April; soon it stools and produce! a mat
Cropof magnificent Rye. often yielding as high as 60 bushels per acre. S)wn in the fall
^""^^ Quickly stools out. furnishing fall pasturage, and then again a^ sc^n al the
snow leaves in the spring it comes into fine play as a pasture, and after that it would be
ashamed with anything less than 40 bushels fine Rye per acre! ^ °®
Price: Pk.. 60c; bu., $1.65; 2% bu., $4.00.
iiu m ^kimm mmmw arawm §eeiS§, A^^iiitt tfLV^Hs m&'v i-'or all soils and uLiM^y.
SALZER'S TEOSmXE.
Come here, my friend of rich, quickly produced fodder, and listen with me;
"Shades of Egypt !" we hear some one ejaculating while he is looking at the illus-
tration of this most marvelous plant, and magnificent it is in every respect. It
comes to us from the rich, fertile plains of the Nile, where travelers tell us. the
enormous yield of 300 tons of green fodder per acre is not uncommon. This is
what it does in Egypt. What does it do in America? Almost equally as well
Give it a rich, warm, balmy soil and it will yield from 100 to 150 tons of ^'reen
fodder per acre. It is simply marvelous. Down in Georgia, in Florida and North
Carolina its yield is all the way from 100 to 200 tons of green fodder per acre.
It grows to a height in those states of 18 feet, while a single kernel will produce
from 60 to 100 stalks of the most nourishing green fodder imaginable. Our
test in the North gives it an average yield of about 60 tons of green fodder per
acre. On our own grounds at La Crosse, where the soil is sandy and warm it
yielded at the rate of fully 60 tons per acre, sending forth from 20 to 60 shoots
from one kernel of seed. We will call up a few farmers as witnesses :
Joe A. Noble, Caddo, Ky., says: "I am well pleased with Teosinte as a fod-
der plant. I grew from 1 kernel of seed 113 stalks, 14 feet lilgh. That is
immense." _ . . , , ,
Merritt Daniels. Arborville. Neb.: Your Teosinte is grand. I have a great
growth, 80 to 60 stalks from 1 kernel. Some hills planted to 2 kernel s have 50
to 100 stalks. Horses, cattle and hogs eat it
greedily and will leave any other green fod-
der for it."
11 Inches in 36 Hours.
It did
John Uhrin, Coesfield. Texas, says:
' Your Teosinte is simply immense. .
not seem to care whether the drought struck
It did not have any rain for 10 weeks, but the 26th of Inly we had a good rain.
On one plant, raised from 1
it or not and kept right on growing. .
Now you think it is not growing, but it is. One stalk of it grew 11 inches ill 36 hours,
kernel of seed, I got 64 strong, bushy stalks '
RICH PASTURE IN FOUR WEEKS.
"JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis.— Gentlemen: The 15th of May I noticed that I would be short
on fodder, and I looked about anxiously what to do. I came across one of your catalogues. I read your de-
scription of Salzer's Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass. I felt that in these two I saw the solution of my fod-
der question. I immediately ordered 6 lbs. of Teosinte, sufficient for three acres, and enough Billion Dollar
Grass for seven acres. I sowed the 6 lbs. of Teosinte June 4th on a piece of thoroughly cultivated, warm, rich
sandy land. My surprise knows no bounds,- and my pleasure at that fodder cannot be expressed. In less
than four weeks, I had more fodder than I could possibly use. Each kernel came up and seemed to produce
50 heads of the richest, most succulent food I ever saw, and no matter how I would cut It or the cattle would
pasture it, it would come, and come, and come again. It has given me endless pleasure this year.
"The seven acres of Billion Dollar Grass I simply let go to hay, as I got sufficient fodder on the three
acres of Teosinte.
"Longlive Salzer and his splendid Fodder Plants!"— Joseph Morten, Alexander Co., 111.
IN 26 DAYS.
"I read your description of the marvelous Teosinte, so on June 20th. I ordered K lb. seed. In just 26 days from J
sowing it was 16 inches tall. Hereafter I'll believe anything your catalogue says."— G. O. Ousey. Hamilton)
County, Ohio.
CULTURE OF TEOSINTE.
We would advise sowing same in rows 2 feet apart, and the hills far enough apart to work. It wants plenty of J
sunshine and cultivation, and then it will grow so rapidly that it will soon cover a whole acre and look like a dense j
forest. It can be cut with a reaper and fed in the green state, or it can be dried and makes a magnificent fodder for j
cattle during the long winter months There are unlimited possibilities for our annual fodder plant. Teosinte,!
and we know if you will give it a trial, that it will more than pay you another year. Just try and grow this for your /
cattle and hogs You will be surprised how they will relish it, and what a tremendous amount of fodder and food ^
you will get out of an acre for them.
PRICE OF SALZER'S LUXURIANT TEOSINTE:
Price: Pkg., 10c: oz.. 15c: K lb.. 35c: % lb., 65c: lb., $1.00: 2 lbs., sufficient for 1 acjra, $l.dO; 10 lbs., $9.00.1
PENCILARIA.
This plant has been heralded from one end of the earth to the other as the greatest forage plant, as the most wonderful I
fodder plant, as a marvelous hay producer this side of the stars, indeed, several salesmen have lauded the merits of this plant I
until one stands bewildered and asks, what next? On our own farms it has done exceedingly well, and we recommend for same |
a thorough trial, as it requires but very little seed. We know farmers who have planted several acres, and who would not part^
with this wonderful forage plant. It is a tremendous stoolcr and in its quality resembles our marvelously prolific^
forage plant, Teosinte, though by no means so prodigally prolific, so rich in nutrition, so fabulous a yielder both in |
quantity and quality of net food matter. _ In this matter Teosinte stands alone, but alongside of Billion Dollar Grass ourl
Pencilaria makes a fair showing. ,■ \
It should be planted two or three feet apart in tlie row and the rows about 3^ feet apart. Cultivate two or three times if pos-l
sible, and by that time the sight will astonish the beholder, and you will marvel at its luxuriance and you will dream that you are!
in the tropics, but your wonder will
but then begin. As you watch it I
grow until it has reached 12 or 14 |
feet and densely covered your land,
you will surely believe that you arefi
finding your way through Centrall
America tropical bottoms! It willl
average 40 rich, juicy, leafy stalks!
I to the plant, which will becoveredf,
I with seed heads*12 to 24 inches long. |
The seed makes good food for poul-/i
try, and ground for cattle cannotJ
be beat. Sow same as early as youB
would Indian Corn. The usual way!
of growing jt, however, is to mow!
the crop when 3 to 6 feet high, and®
it will immediately start again and^
can be mowed four to six times/'
during the season. It is greatlyj
relished by all kinds of stock, eitherf
in its green or dry state. Sow seedii
very thinly in drills 24 to 36 inchesB
apart. Every farmer, and in fact.l
everyone who keeps cows, horses!
and hogs, should try it if they wish*
to grow an immense crop of fodder 7|
cheaply on a small amount of,]
ground.
PRICE OF SALZER'S
PENCILARIA:
Pkg.. 10c; oz., 16c; % lb., 20c;JI
[% lb., 26c; 1 lb., 46c, postpaid. ^
By express: 1 lb.. Stfc; 5 Ibs.J
$1.26; 10 lbs., $2.00; 60 lbs.,!
$8.60.
RAPE— DWARF VICTORIA.
may also be pastured
upon Rape, but
through treadine
they destroy and
waste it in a consid-
erable degree. Be-
cause of this it is
better to remove
them to an adjoining
pasture when they
have satisfied their
wants. The results
are usually very sat-
isfactory when they
are pastured upon it
in the day only and
fed in the stable or
shed in the morning before going to the Rape
pasture. This is an excellent way of making
Christmas beef. Rape will keep a long time
in early winter in heaps like shocks of hay.
When thus put up at the approach of win-
ter, it may be drawn and fed as desired.
Rape as a Catch Crop.
Rape is particularly adapted for being
grown as a catch crop, as, like the turnip,
it grows better late than earlier in the sea-
son. When a grain crop, therefore, has
failed from any cause whatsoever, there is
ample time to plow the land and sow Rape
upon it (at the rate of 5 lbs. per acre).
Glory enough ! Sound the trumpet, clash the cymbals I Shout for joy. clap your hands, break forth in loud hurrahs!
Sheep raismg right here in Wisconsin is now just as possible and just as profitable as in any state in the Union— yes, as In
any place on earth. "What do you say?" I hear a doubting farmer remark; yes, we repeat it again, so you may surely get
the full importance of this grand truth: Sheep and swine raising can now be as profitably conducted In Wisconsin,
Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota, etc., as In any place on earth! How? Four things have done it, and the Salzer Seed Co. did it!
1st, Dwarf Victoria Rape; 2d. Bromus Inermis; 8d, Salzer's Speltz. the great grain food; 4th. Bismarck Hog Food Pea.
These are the four plants that make it absolutely sure and possible to grow sheep as successfully in Wisconsin or any other
state as anywhere on earth, and the Salzer Seed Co. are the introducers of all four of these great plants.
Rape as a Pasture.
Rape is unequaled as a pasture for sheep in the autumn; as a fattening food in the field it is "Without a riyal in point of
Cheapness or effectivenQss.
The sheep that pasture upon it do the harvesting in the most effective manner and with but little cost to the owner.
When Rap^e is establ ished as a past ure, the necessity for sending sheep and lambs to market in a lean condition will be
removed. Cattle (
What Does Rape Do in America?
Professor Shaw, of the Min-
nesota Agricultural College, re-
ports on Rape: "On 54 acres Rape, after
Winter Rye had been removed, 537 sheep
and Iambs were fattened thereon; 18
steers fed thereon for 59 days, and several
acres were uneaten when winter set in.
* * * Further, 1 acre of Rape will pas-
ture 10 to 16 lambs 2 to 214 months, when
Rye has preceded it. When sown alone, it
will pasture 36 head for 2 months. ♦ * ♦
That the lowest average gain on lambs
fed on Rape alone is 7 to 8 pounds per
month." There is a great need of Rape,
especially in the fall of the year, when
the corn has been harvested, and just
before the setting in of winter. Farm-
ers are obliged to depend solely on
their pastures, to feed their stock.
Now, after the pastures give out, they
must begin feeding their hay.
Dwarf Victoria Rape does away
with all this and gives a luxuriant
pasture and a tremendous yield
during the months when same is
so greatly needed. If sown in
May, it grows rapidly and can
be cut or pastured the latter
part of July. If sown tlie first
half of July it will come into
line play as a fodder in Septem-
ber, October and up to Novem-
ber.
Pamphlet on Rape
—worth $500 to you
—get it; costs only
2c postage.
Of Superlative Value.
On our farms we sow Victoria Rape into last cultivation of Corn or on Oat or Wheat stubble at the
rate of 1 to 2 lbs. per acre. This gives a tremendous lot of good green fodder by fall, remaining until
snow flies. It is immense! It is the biggest yielder imaginable.
Our sale of Dwarf Victoria Rape is something simply enormous. Nine-tenths of all the Victoria
Rape seed used in the United States passes through our hands. We are headquarters for this ^ich,
healthy, vigorous Victoria Rape, which is far ahead of Dwarf Essex Rape; but we also have this latter
variety, and handle same in large quantities.
$50,000,000.00
That's the sum a prominent paper claims the farmers of America profited by sowing Rape last
season, and the paper further gives to the John A. Salzer Seed Co. the credit of having introduced Rape
into every hamlet and village in America.
82,000 Salzer's Victoria Rape Planters the Last Years.
We more than doubled our Victoria Rape customers last season and each one endorses every word
we have to say regarding Rape. Just read their emphatic declarations. Don't they do you good? Are
you going to stand idle this year or will you follow suit and plant Dwarf Victoria Rape and be happy?
„ , ^ „ , , ^ TKSTIMOIVIAIiN:
Mr. John Van Loon. La Crosse County-"io lbs. Rape gave me magnificent, luxuriant summer
pasture for my hogs all summer long. Its possibilities are unlimited."
t?' r \' ^^^^^r* Soutn Dakota— "I thought your Bromus Inermis was the best thing on
earth, but for hogs, sheep, cows and poultry, m the green state, your Victoria Rape is out of sight, and
for grain and winter hay Salzer s Speltz (see page 110) beats the band! Say, Salzer. Victoria Rape.
Speltz and Bromus Inermis will make the farmer rich in spite of himself."
Ex-Goyernor Hoflfman of Illinois— "For cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry, especially for sheep,
there is nothing superior to Victoria Rape and Speltz. too."
200 Hogs on 2 Acres.
J. L. Hutchinson, Independence, Kan.— Your Speltz gave me a
splendid yield. Your Victoria Rape is out of sight. I sowed 2
acres in spring, and it fed 200 hogs almost all summer."
B. K. Lovejoy. Minnesota— "Best food for hogs and sheep; I thinl:
same IS immensely, yes, prodigally, prolific. For grain food, I swear by "Speltz."
American Sheep Breeder endorses Rape as a food for sheep, hogs and
cattle.
The Rural New Yorker gives unto Rape its unqualified endorsement.
The Prairie Farmer takes it up with tongue and pen.
The Farm Journal takes no back seat in pushing Rape to the very front
The Iowa Homestead pushes Rape and Speltz, and writes weighty
editorials on Rape.
CUI^TURE OF RAPK.
Give me a chance to
fatten onSalcersVictO'
ria Rape— don t waste
your time and my pa-
tience on other seeds-
men^s com man Essex
Rape. It's 60 miles
behind Victoria Rape,
Rape may be sown successfully in the following ways, viz.: 1. In the early spring to provide pasture for Sheep and swine. 2. In June or Julv on
well prepared land, to provide pasture tor sheep, at the rate of 5 lbs. per acre. 3. Along with Wheat, Barley and Rye, using only ONE TO TWO POUNDS of
seed per acre, to provide pasture for Sheep after harvest. 4. Along with peas, oats, clover Beed! to provide pdsture forsheep^nd to get a ''cat^i' ^ of
clover. 5. Aloiiu: with corn drilled in broadcast to provide pasture for Sheep. 6. In corn, sowing the seed with the last cultivation given to the corn, at the
rate of 1 to 2 1 bs. per acre. 7. Along with Eye sown in August for Sheep pasture. When Rape is sown broadcast, 5 IbS. of seed per acre is plenty. When
sown in rows, say 30 inches apart, and cultivated, 2 IbS. will be enough. ^ v, w. v^^lx^^, ¥»ucu
PRICE OF DWARF VICTORIA RAPE: Pkg., 1 0c; lb., by mail, 30c; by freight. B lbs., 60c; 10 lbs.. $1.00; 50 lbs., $3.50; 100 lbs., $6.50.
DWARF ESSEX RAPE.
This is the only variety of Rape sold by seedsmen in this country, and is highly recommended by agriculturists, both in Europe and America, but it is fiftv
miles behind in yield, in bushy leafy quality, and in vigor of growth and hardiness to our splendid, yes, wonderful Dwarf Victoria Rape. The Dwarf Essex we
furnish at the follow ing prices: Large pkg., 10c; lb., 30c. postpaid: by freight or express, lb., 15c; 10 lb s.. 7Sc; 50 lbs., $3.00; 100 lbs.. $5.75 net.
SALZER'S THOUSAND HEADED KALE.
Sow 2 lbs. per acre, and treat similar to Victoria Rape. You will be astonished at the tremendous results you will get from this Thousand Headed Kale, as it
is even more productive and luxuriant than Rape, which it resembles in growth and quality x^«:, od i«.
Price, pkg., 5c; M lb., 12c; lb., 35c; 2'^.lb8., 85c, poBtpaid, By freight, 1 lb., 25c ; lbs., 60c; 5 lbs.. $1.00; 50 lbs., $8.75: 100 lbs., $17.0a
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^^^TTiV yALi^.JiU'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
SALZER'S SUPERIOR GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS.
(Write us for Special Wholesale Prices on Clovers, Timothy, etc., if Desired in Large Lots, Stating Quantity Desired.)
(Inoculate your soil with Nitro-Culture— see page 125. It will positively make your Clover grow and double all yields.)
Grass (and Clovers included, of course) is king, for no other product of the land returns such continual paying yields as the meadows and the pastures. We
warrant our Grass and Clover Seeds to be of unusually strong and vigorous vitality. Should StOCkS become exhausted we Will fill at market price.
THE HONEST TRUTH ABOUT GRADES.
In the open market among Seedsmen, we find terms as Fancy, Choice, Prime and Fair, by which different grades of Grasses, Clovers and Timothy are known.
'1 hese have been so much abused that they really mean nothing. Thus, a Seedsman in Minnesota will grade a bushel of clover as choice. At La Crosse this same
clover might be graded as Prime. In Chicago possibly it would bear the name Fancy! For this reason, ten years ago we established grades of our own, to which
we have adhered strictly. Last year we added another grade, the "Twentiet Ce tury."
, _ , , Under our grades, therefore, wc mean as follows:
1. rrime.— Merchants sell this grade of Clover, Timothy and Grasses largely out of their stores as Prime tO Choice. It has not been well cleaned, and con
. tains some weeds or other grasses or clovers, and some blighted seed, hence the lower price.
i' a P . ^^*^tter than Prime: corresponds often to grades like Badger, Diamond, Sterling, etc.
o. Balzer's Superior. This is par excellence. It is grown for seed only, and is superior to 96 per cent of the clovers offered by Seedsmen in this country.
_ It is superior, we think, to grades like Badger. Sterling, Pine Tree. Diamond, etc.. etc.
4. Twentieth CeTltury. Ilats off for this grade. It is the finest, cleanest, purest, heaviest, most vigorous seed that can be grown. It ' 3 grown for seed
purposes only, on carefully selected clover soil, kept free from weeds, and the seed saved and gathered under great expense an., great care. It is
to other grades what rich Jersey Cream is to skimmed milk.
J^e call this Twentieth Century strain absolutely pure, as it is as nearly so as care, and selection, and pains and growing can make it.
pP^^What we say about Clovers pertains to Timothy, Blue Grass and all other grass seeds.
SALZER'S RED OR JUNE CLOVER.
Salzer's Superior Strain of Clover Seed Is known all over
America as tne most wondrously vigorous and prolific in
culture. It certainly beats St. Louis, Chicago and Eastern Clover
in yield, vigor, foliage and rich food matter from 30 to 50 per cent. |
WHY IS BALZER'S CLOVER SO SUPERIOR?
The answer Isgivenby ex-Gov. F. A. Hoffman, of Illinois, l
in a few words. He says: "Out of repeated tests made I
with Salzer's Superior Brand of Red or June Clover, never
less than 98 kernels out of 100 grew; that is why f
I sow only Salzer's Grass and Clover Seeds."
Now, that is the experience of thousands and thou-
sands of our customers all over America, and they I
write us that they would rather pay a little more for
our Superior Northern-Grown Seed and know that
every kernel will grow, than to get inferior seeds from
seedsmen who are not growers, and who, as a rule,
buy from commission merchants who buy up any-
thing and everything that is offered. Now our seed |
is carefully grown in the extreme North, is vig-
orous, sprouts and grows!
Our Clover Seed, deinp grown by us with I
great care in the far North, is worth $1.00 to I
$2.00 a bushel more than Chicago, Toledo, St A
Louis, Minneafolis or Eastern seed for big yields A
Set the illustration— how vigorous, healthy and
luxuriant our Superior Strain of Clover grows.
Hon. H. F. Hunter, of S. Dakota, says: "Clover is not all alike, as some
seem to think. I'd rather pay $10.00 a bushel for Salzer's Superior Red Clover
than buy of some seedsmen and stores at $3.00 a bushel. My experience in
farming proves that Salzer's Clover Seeds all grow and double other yields. I use Nitro-
Culture, too."
PRICES OF SALZER'S MEDIUM RED OR JUNE CLOVER.
Pound. Peck.
Prime (No. 3) (Sold out)
Choice (No. 2) lie $2.10
Superior (No. 1) 15c 2.25
20th Century 18c 2.50
If hy mail, add 8c a pound for postage. 2% bu. sacks 18c each.
y2 Bu.
Bu.
Bu.
100 lbs.
Sow per acre.
$4.10
$8 GO
$19.75
$13.20
9-10 lbs.
4.40
8.75
21.70
14.50
8 lbs.
4.90
9.70
23.75
16.00
7 lbs.
MAMMOTH RED CLOVER. (Sapling Clover.)
What we say above regarding Salzer's Red or June Clover is also applicable to our Mammoth Red Clover. We feel that both of these Clovers are as fine and full of
life and vigor as any Clover seed can be made. All of this seed is grown right here on northern soil, and we know whereof we speak when we say it is fresh and con-
tains none of that obnoxious weed, yellow trefoil, which can be imported for 3 or 4 cents a pound, as is done by some seedsmen who are not growers, who mix this
with their good seed in order to sell cheaper than we, who are actual growers. A word to the wise is certainly sufficient. Another thing, the naked eye cannot
distinguish yellow trefoil mixed in with common Red Clover, as the seeds look so much alike.
Mammoth Red Clover is especially used by farmers for a permanent hog pasture: it grows tall, and OUr Superior Strain of same is extremely leafy, bushy
and of grand qualities. Ten acres ought to furnish sufficient nourishment for 100 hogs all summer, providing same can be divided off. There is no Mammoth'Clover
quite as good as Salzer's Strain, and we again urge our customers who intend seeding to Grass, Clover or Timothy, to use Salzer'S 20th Century and Supe-
rior Brands because these brands are grown for seed only, and we are the only seedsmen in America who grow their own seeds.
The striking peculiarities of Salzer's Mammoth or Sapling Clover are the immense growth it attains on rich, loamy soils, yielding much more bulk to the acre
than Red or June Clover. It grows large on thin land and takes well on all soils. As a fertilizer I think it surpasses all other Clovers.
PRICES OF SALZER'S MAMMOTH RED CLOVER.
Pound. Peck. Vz Bu. Bu. ZVz Bu. 100 lbs. Sow per acre.
Prime (No. 3) (Sold out)
Choice (No. 2) 14c $2.10 $4.10 $8.00 $19.75 $13.20 9-10 1 be
Superior (No. 1) 15c 2.25 4.40 8.75 21.70 14.50 8 lbs!
20th Century 18c 2.50 4.90 9.70 23.75 16.00 7 lbs.
If by mail add 8c a pound for postage. 2Vt bu. sacks 18c each.
SALZER'S WHITE DUTCH CLOVER.
A low, close-growing Clover; round, white heads; very fragrant: best adapted to moist soils, but does well on dry land; excellent
for sowing with Blue Grass for pasture and lawn purposes. Sow in spring. Our seed is the hardy northern variety and very prolific.
Never winter kills herel For lawns it is splendidly adapted; indeed, no lawn is considered "quite right" unless it contains a good
sprinkling of this sweet, pure white blooming, low growing, "soft as velvet** hardy White Dutch Clover. ^ of a pound, costing 20c,
postpaid, of our 20th Century White Clover will be sufficient to sprinkle upon a lawn 20x50 feet.
PRICES OF SALZER'S WHITl CLOVER.
WHITE DUTCH.
Prime (No. 3)
Choice ( No. 2)
Superior (for lawns).,
20th Century (lawns).
541b.
Postpaid.
lOc
12c
15c
20c
Pound
Postpaid.
25c
28c
30c
36c
Peck.
$1.85
2.00
HBu.
Bu.
100 lbs.
Sow per acre.
$3.60
3.95
$7.00
7.85
$11.00
18.00
9 lbs.
8 lbs.
2.60
4.75
9.40
15.60
7 lbs.
2.76
5.40
10.50
17.60
6 lbs.
4g"Intending purchasers of Clovers we gladly mail samples with closest prices. Please write us stating grade and amount d»Blr»a.
JOHN A. SALZER SEE^^^ATALO GUElpF^PLTRTyWEDS AND TOOLS. '•LA"tfe-<5§^Er'\VlS. ' "'l'^
Salzer's Giant Incarnat or German Mammoth Clover. "
^^^7? trumpets! for the srreat annual Clover for the North!
granaest Clovers known, it seems to stand alone as the great first-year cropper !
It is tremendously prolific! It is. Indeed, one of the
ed to it\ f rTnd^ ovp"/ 9? nfca^^^H ?^^^^^ this wonderful producer, can now be predicted with absolute safety. The past year again add
ea lo us irienas over Jo, UUU pleased larmers, who report the most glorious results -^^-^ -j' « - . ... . ^ , . .
^'rowing Clovers!
Vetch, for hayl L..„
furnish an enormous
do but fairly well,
John T Reedy ^Pe-
lican Rapids, Minn.:
"Your Giant I near'
not Cloz'er did splen-
didly. It grew 3%
feet tall. It is
one of the
greatest hog
fatteners I
h ave ever
seen. Giant
Spurry grew 6
feet tall J"
obtained through the sowing of this, the grandest of all quick
,1 r „i * 1.: except Giant Spurry and Sand
fiber, and is ready to cut and
grows where other Clovers
, V «. conjunction with grasses it
rivals m its efforts to exceed them in growth and yield. This can
be tested in our mixture for hogs, on another page, which for lux-
uriance of growth has few equals. It is an excellent variety
for withstanding long and severe droughts. As a fertilizer it is of
great merit on account of its strong roots and superabundance of
foliage. On one of our farms the hog pasture mixture was cut
twice, and furnished pasture in fall in which hogs fattened and
gloried. We were the first seedsmen to bring this wonderful
Clover to the notice of our American farmers, and we bespeak for
It a general trial.
The following are a few of thousands of hearty testimonials
pfour customers on our Giant Incarnat Clover. All are loud
in its praise, and each one will sow an Increased acreage.
G. M. Schroeder, Ossian, loiva :
"I solved Giant Incarnat Cloz'er
April 29th ; July 24th I got 4 tons
cf hay per acre. It is grand."
C. L. Baxendale, Hennepin, III. :
I want to say in regard to the
Giant Incarnat Cloz'cr, that it
beats anything I ever sazf. It is
splendid for forage and splendid
for pasture. Hogs and cattle eat
it eagerly.'
^ John Mauston. Hamilton, III.:
"Your Giant Incarnat Clover is
simply immense. We have a mag-
nificent crop.''
Edward Erickson, Hoopeston,
III.: "I am well pleased with
Giant Incarnat Clover. Single
stalks make 35 tall heads.'^
Arthur B. Burgess. Cadillac.
Mich.: "Your Giant Incarnat
Cloz'er and Giant Spurry are just
what your catalogue claims them
to he. I am. more than delighted
with same.''
C. W. Spaulding, Lewis, N. Y. :
"Your Giant Incarnat Clover
had a tremendous growth. Giant
Spurry did splendidly.''
A. Thompson, Neenah, Wis. :
"Your Giant Incarnat Closer
grew 2^ feet high, and I had 4
tons of splendid hay to the acre."
^J. B. O'Neil, Wellsville, Kans. :
"The second crop of Giant Incar-
nat Clover is making good fall
pasture."
Salzer's Giant Incarnat Clover, 76 days after sowing. Photographed from a single
plant. Just try it for 1901 and be happy !
Wm. Harbnitz, Little Rock, Iowa: "Your Giant Incarnat
Clover is wonderful. From 10 pounds I had abundant pastur-
age all summer for 40 hogs, and I would advise every farmer to
sow Giant Incarnat Clover for hogs. " Why not do it for 1907.
Mr. Farmer? Sow 10 to 15 pounds per acre.
Fred L. Vogt, Washington. J). C: "The Giant Incarnat Clover Seed
received from you wasvery satisfactory, and we received hay in abund
ance therefrom. Made hay three times from the same place where
your seed was sown."
But why continue? That is the way all farmers talk who have
used our magnificent Giant Incarnat Clover. We do not wish
to havepur strain compared with the common crimson Clover
sold in America. You will be more than pleased with it if you
will plant it early this spring. It is no experiment: it is a success—
a success everywhere.
IF WE COULD INDUCE YOU
To trv %XLT Giant Incarnat Clover this season; to sow it liberally,
that is, 6 or 10 acres, or more, sowing at the rate of 10 to 15
pounds per acre (15 pounds is better than lO i.we know that
you would be so delighted and so thoroughly satisfied with
the results, that we would have your everlasting thanks for
description of this magniflcent Qoytr. you w ill give it a thorough trial in 1907°^ ThSyi^e U di^t^Teap anTihTresSuJirVg^^^^^^^^
HEAR MR. HOG TALK.
•*I wish. Mr. Seedsman, you could induce every farmer to sow some of your Hog Pasture Mixture,
which contains a large portion of Giant or Incarnat Clover, then we would not have to hunt around
the pasture f9r a blade of grass or root and squeal to get something to eat. but grow fat and strong
and healthy, just as the f armer wants us to be when b utchering time comes."
n ln'lnr?«n; "i'^V' wonderfu) Clovcr for hogs, from the fact that within a few weeks after sowing it is ready with
rattfi? a?7hi*L'^S?^^£tt"'^^^ herbage Indeed, there is no Clover or grass that we know of that will so quickly furnish fodder for hogs and
cattle as this variety. We urge every farmer throughout America to give this magnificent Clover a test. We have placed the price extremely low
CULTURE AND PRICE OP SALZER'S GIANT INCARNAT CLOVER.
AnrTl*lfATaV*?J®fh2??I!l^f^?^.^^^^^ the testimonials above are on Clover sown in spring, during the months of March.
April or May. at the rate of 10 to 15 lbs. pe^^ In Southern states it can besown in fall, the latter part of August or the early part of September.
Price of Salzer'i Giant Incarnat or German Mammoth Clover: Pkg.. 5c; lb., aso, postpaid:
by freight, l b.. 15c: lOlbs.. 90c: 1 bu., $5.00; 100 lbs., $8.00.
WHITE BOKHORA CLOVER.
This is a tall shrub-like plant, growing to the height of four to six
feet, with branches whose extremities bear numerous small white
flowers of great fragrance during the whole season, which are con-
tinually sought by bees. It s the Bee Clover! Sow 10 to 15 lbs., per
acre. We sell the seed in the chaff; it sprouts better and grows
more readi v thus sown. Express, pkg.. 6c; lb.. 20c; pk., $2.25; 60
lbs., »7. 00:1 b.. postpaid. 28c.
fiAND LUCBRNlB.-Thisis.a Lucerne Clover specially adapted
to sandy soils. Largely used m Europe. Pkg., lOc; lb., 30c; post-
paid, by freight, pk.. S2.90;bn.. $10.00.
.n/sPH^^^^^pV^^S.^^?.^^? -'^^^^'^ Clover of England
bu $9 00 ' • postpaid; by freight. lOlbs.. $2.00;
BURR CLOyEE.--Speciai'y adapted to dry soils, and largely used in Southern states California TTtah
etc.. revel m this rich Clover. Price, in burr, lb.. 15c; 10 lbs..$l.%^leaFseed fb 25c?10^1^^^^^^^^^
BOKHORA, THE BEE
CLOVER.
BOKHORA THE BEE
CLOVER.
JAPAN CLOVER.
JAPAN CLOVER.
In great demand
in the South,
where it grows
luxuriantly. Pkjj..
10c; lb.. 50c; post-
paid, by freight,
10 lbs.. S3.75.
COMMON CEIM-
SON CLOVER.-
Pkg.. 5c; lb.. 25c.
postpaid; by
freight, lb., 12c;
10 lbs., 80c; bu..
84.75; 100 lbs..
$7.70.
B. ALSIKE CLOVER.
(See Page 118.)
n,«^l^^««^^^%P'^^^^4^"^®^^^^^*S*l"'/« B.Alsike has become popular, immensely popular! Our
SJ'h^h^.^lJn'Si^^^i^P'iiZl^^^^^^ ThisB.AlsVebasVeason'bai^
salesof B.Alsike last year were 80 times
•at !
eail
' 7o\l
luxuriant growth iti snietidirf ariantfttiTiit^ frVx »>^/r^r;.rv«.- iT *.^7ri"* occu uwiug wuxuo very low price, ij. AisiKe IS Douna 10 pieas
Alslke proflt^^^^ ^i^J'ff^^/^^ * sprinkling of Timothy; lis marvelous producing powers
superior qui^^^^^^^^ and thi pri?e iJbut $5.90 rb'^uThel "^'^ ^^^^ quantities for lots and lots of excellent hay-it mikes hay .
B. Alsike By freight, lb., I5c; 5 lbs., 70c; 10 lbs., $1.10; pk., $1.60; bu., $5.90; bu., $14.00: 100 lbs., $9.50. Sow 10 to 15 lbs. ner acre.
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Salzer's Northern Grown Alfalfa or Lucerne.
Glory enough! Ring the bells ! Shout for joy! The year of jubilee has come ! How's that? Why. sir, it is now possible to grow Alfalfa Clover
in every State of the Union, North, South. East or West— why, sir, cold Minnesota, and freezing Wisconsin, and treeless Nebraska, and the prairies
of Illinois and Iowa, and the bottoms of Indiana, and the pineless soil of Michigan, and the rich farms of New York and Pennsylvania— yes. every
state can grow from two to four crops of Alfalfa If Salzer's Northern Alfalfa seed is used! That's acclimated, that's hardy, that's tough, and
we believe tougher and better than the Turkestan Alfalfa ! , r ^
A grand Clover— the eternal Clover of Europe and Mexico. Our attention thereto was first attracted in 1885. by a large patch near La Crosse,
holding its own through an unusually cold winter and spreading rapidly. Since then we have sold enough seed in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minne-
sota, Missouri. Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan. Ohio, Pennsylvania. New York and other parts to sow 500.000 acres, and have the first com-
plaint to hear on same. - .
WHAT ALFALFA WILL DO FOR YOU:
First: As a fertilizer, it sends its roots 10 to 20 ft. after moisture and
nourishment, and these in turn decay and wondrously enrich the soil.
Second : Stands drought. It makes the desert bloom as the rose grow-
ing under the most averse dry or hot conditions.
Third: Stands wet equally as well, and returning bountiful yields in
Wisconsin. Minnesota. Pennsylvania and every other state.
Fourth: It is early. It is fit to pasture as soon as the sun is over the
ground. The first cut is ready in May. the second in July, and the third
in August. , . ,
Fifth: It is nourishing. No clover lurnishes more rich nourishment to
the cattle than this.
Sixth: Grows everywhere. It will grow wherever corn or oats will
flourish. , , . , ,T .
Seventh: Yields enormously. It will yield in every state in the Union,
if properly taken care of. from five to ten tons per acre.
CULTURE OF ALFALFA.
Full culture directions as how to grow Salzer's Northern Grown
Alfalfa in every state in the United States, is sent with each order for
1 peck or more seed. ThiS; little pamphlet is worth $100 to each farmer
sowing Alfalfa! . .
Yott zvill remember my order in
■'he >! Alfalfa. I sowed that on lo
but I cut them with a mower,
fhe toth of Avsust I had har-
ucod pasture besides until the
Wm. Nessler, Lawrence Co., Ohio.
March called also for loo /bs..Sci:- r- ' ^ A'
acres, ft came up nicelv: so al^
Noiv, then, as you would saw n'h
vested 2V2. tons magfiificent Alfalj , , <\ ,
last of November.
Orin Smith, Pike Co., Mo. . I hovsht ^
March. At this writing, ii^cpt. O'Ji, I report th)i
splendid pasture until November besi4cs. Next season fll cut three crops sure!
■ A. E. Walford, Westlore Farm, Pa. Your strong description of Salzer s
Alfalfa Clover induced me to soi^ ^ ■ ' ' /'^ ''^ / put on five acres, and oh.
the splendid results / J wish rv .v 7,;/ / have over 60 acres
in Salzer's Alfalfa. I cut three - >id have lots of splendid
Pasture besides.
E. C. Christe, Polk Co., Iowa. My county seedsmen dc not see why I buv
my seeds from you. fll tell you! A few year ^ ago v6ur Catalogue talk induced
me to sow iSO pounds Salzer's Superior A
At first it came up slowlv, but /.kept mv zc:
great crop of Clover. In the sprin/j of r^'
8 acres. I got tivo crofs last yca^-
three rousing crops, and will //
sides. All the seeds I ever bougii
claimed. .
John A. Salzer Seed Co. % , ^ r . . ,
Gentlemen: I bought some -Alfalfa Seed of you a year ago last spring. I
made a great success of it. I have dlreadv cut three crops this summer. It
does sple?!didlv on limestone soil. I intend to sow this fall on wheat Jive or
more bushels of Alfalfa. Truly yours, L. Schujahn.
Carl G. Kleinstueck, Saxonia Farm, Mich., has this to say: "I have
a patch of Salzer's Alfdlfa Clover that I seeded thirteen years ago.
which yielded four big crops last year, besides good fall pasture. It has
been cut three times already this season, and the fourth crop is about 6
inches high to-day. and will be ready for mowing in lesS than three weeks'
R. A. Moore, Professor of Agronomy, of the College of Agriculture University of YifS°''nr^Pr5^\^v^th2^#?ip^^^
Northern-Grown Alfalfa Clover: " From several tests made from Alfalfa Clover seed ?jdered by the Expen^
from you we found that we got an average germination test of 99 per cent. This we considered exceptionally good
of Salzer's Alfalfa last
, / Cloz'er hay, and will have
\ J fa! fa Clover on 8 acres,
t/nd by August I had a
sO pounds more on this
. loth, I have already cut
''s of magnificent pasture be-
od; always did more than you
l^ou'ling Green, Ky., Aug. 31st.
Sincerely yours, R. A. Moore."
NORTHERN-GROWN SKED.
vnn mav he a.ble to buv Alfalfa from vour merchant in your town, or from seedsmen in New York, or Chicago, or St. Paul, or Minneapolis, or
dJs wlSines or RoJkforS or elsewh^rat a ^^^^^ Salzer's Superior Northern-Grown Alfalfa, but let me tell you my friend that
?ur ^ed when it coS to vilo^Snd hardiness and yield, is worth $5.00 a bushel more than any Utak or Kansas or Western seed offered
^Vi^are the o^nlvTro^^ Ours is pedigree stock, the kind that will stand the rigorous cold of
Wisconsin wi^te/s.^the k^^^ and comes out in Spring to gladden the hearts of the farmer and make
happy his stock. OF SALZER'S NORTHERN-GROWN ALFALFA OR LUCERNE.
Pound. Peck. Bu. Bu.
IVi Bu.
100 lbs.
Prime (No. 3) (So] d out) • ■ - ^^^-^ i ft bA
Choice (No. 2) 15C $2.20 $4.25 $8.20
Superior (No. 1) 16c 2.40 4.60 ^9.10
Th? Barr Strain f ' Prof: Moore' orthe Wi'scdnsinAg^^^^^ College writes: •'From several tests made of Alfalia seed ordered from
you, we found we got an average germination test of 99 per cent.
$20.75
22.25
25.25
$13.60
15 00
16.90
Sow per acre.
20 lbs.
18 lbs.
16 lbs.
15 lbs.
TURKESTAN ALFALFA OR LUCERNE.
Medicago Sativa Var. Turkestanica. , ♦ ^ t,4«t,«„*
Perfectlv Hardy Withstands Drought, Heat and Cold. Yields the Heaviest and Richest
Perfectly Ma. ay wijasba ^^^^ ^^^^^^ Permanent Hay and Pasture.
^ VALUED AS A FODDER PLANT ON DRY. ARID BOILS.
Thp rlimate of Turkestan is not unlike that of our interior states, being far removed from the
^^^^^^^
At thp punprimental station Brookines. S. D . with a minimum temperature last winter of 40
Hp^reV's belSw with .he bare, common Alfalfa was killed e lurkestan came
fhroSgh Jnha"mld • At the Wyoming Experimental Station the Turkestan Alfalfa was exposed to a
minimum temperature of 45 deg^rees below^z^ero^wUh^^^
(Superior Grade)
Pkg.. 10c: lb., 40c; by freight. 10 lbs., $2.00; 25 l"bs., $4.50; 100 lbs., $17.00.
Prime Turkfstan: Poind, isc; 10 lis., %\M\ 2 U1^8.. $3.90; lOO lbs.. $16.00.
Nitro-Culture for Alfalfa or Turkestan: Trial pkg,, 50c; for one acre, $1.50; for 5 acres. $5.00.
JOHN A. SALTER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSE, WIS. 118"
To tell you all the good qualities of this most excellent Clover
would fill a book, and then we woutd sav, with the Queen of Sheba,
"The half has not been told, " for it is a Clover Ibat is fairly leaping
into popularity everywhere. It is without doubf the most hardy of
Clovers, resists the severest cold and extremes of drought and wet;
heads round, flesh-colored; very sweet and fragrant; liked by bees;
yields abundantly; excellent for hay or pasture; especially suited
for lands liable to wash.
It Is the Hardiest Clover in the World.
Think of it- it does well in frozen Sweden, in ice-covered
Norway; it flourishes on all soils of Canada. It is At Uome in
Wisconsin, and laughs at 40 degrees below zero, at is unsus-
ceptible to drought, moisture, heat, or auy thing that usually
affects Clovers. Our seed Is Wisconsin-grown by us for SEED
ONLY, thoroughly acclimated, and Is worth for luxuriant
growth, $5.00 more a bushel than Chicago, St. Louis, Toledo and
Eastern Seed. Don't be put oflf by seedsmen saying that theirs is
just as hardy, vigorous and good as ours. It is not.
THE CANADA FAKMER SAYS:
"The most prominent advantages of the Alsike Clover over the common red
variety are that it does not heave out of the ground in the spring with the frost and
consequently can be sown on damp ground with good results. It makes finer and
better hay, for the stalks are not so thick and woody as those of Red Clover."
Prof. Beal. the great authority on American grasses, says of the Alsike: "Aisike likes
rather moist landL containing some clay. It is smoother and more delicate than Red Clover. The
stems remain green after cutting.. It stands dry weather and is not apt to winter-kill."
The Southern Planter says: "In the early spring we sowed 1 pound of Alsike on a quarter of
an acre. It germinated well, and, like Red Clover, not only made a good stand, but in the follow-
ing spring it came up well, and on June 16th stood from 20 to 30 inches high."
U
Chas. L. Godcll, Barnum: From the A I
sike Clm'er I cut 2y2 tons, per acre, being ^ feet
tall first cut.'''
C. A. Guthrie, College Springs, Iowa : "The
Alsike ( second cro^ this ycerj is now 3 feet high.'
'*The Wisconsin
John /I dams, l^isalin, Ky.:
Alsike did splendidly.''
Hans Kruse, Chelsea, Wis.: "The Wisconsin
Alsike does splendidly. It is SY^ feet tall; good
for i tons hay.
LOOK AT THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATION.
That is the way Salzer's Alsike Clover acts. See the vigor it shows in its first week's growth,
after the frost has left and the warmth appears;, then look the third week, and the luxuriance of
the fourth, and the magnificent ^rOwlh of the Sixth week. But remember, in order to get this
magnificent growth you must get thefrue Salzer's Wisconsin-grown Alsike Clover. Now, no other
seedsmen can offer you Salzer's Wisconsin-grown Alsike, grOwn right here under our eyes, and we
urge upon you. if yaq are going to make a trial, make it with the genuine article, and purchase
same of the Sal zer Seed Co. CULTURE OF ALSIKE CLOVER.
Sow 7 to 12 pounds per acre. The seed is very small. Have soil well prepared. At the price of Alsike Clover this year, and the smallness of this seed
it makes it much cheaper than Red Clover— it goes much farther. Usually best to sow under cover of spring grains. The first, second and third cuts will
make magnificent hay. Seed is taken from first crop. It prefers a moist soil, containing a trifle of clay, but stands dry weather splendidly. It attains its heaviest
yield the third year,
PRICE OF SALZER'S WISCONSIN-GROWN ALSIKE CLOVER SEED.
The
Advantages
Salzer's Alsike
possesses over every other variety of Alsike Clover are: Its
perennial character: its hardiness, for no winter will kill it;
its capability to resist the extremes of drought and wet; the
much greater weight of herbage it produces during the season
and the surencss of a crop when all others fail. Its powers of
production are inexhaustible and improved by the wonderfully
curious formation of the plant, from the single crown of which
innumerable heads are continually being produced all through
the season, and tillering out later- —
ally over the ground. The hardy
nature of the plant is proved by
the fact of its thriving through
transplanting. A single plant may
be taken up and divided into ten or
more parts, and each part will pro-
duce a luxuriant plant, so that no
farmer need ever hereafter have
a patchy piece of clover.
Pound. Peck. ^ Bn.
Prime (NO. 3). . ... $0.12 $1.75 $3.40
Choice (No. 2) 14 1.90 3.76
Superior ( No. 1) 15 2.00 3.95
20th Century 18 2.40 4.60
bHrioifijI?
Bii.
$6.70
7.30
7.85
9.10
Ru
$16.40
17.90
19 40
22.26
100 lbs.
$11.00
12.00
13.00
16.00
Sow per acre,
10-123^ lbs,
9-11 lbs.
8- 9 lbs,
7 lbs,
( Ni
If by mail, add 8c a pound for postage. (254 bu. >•
sacks 18c each extra.)
itro-Culture for Alsike Clover per acre $1.50; per 5 ^
acres, $5.00; per 10 acres, $9.00. !
B. ALSIKE CLOVER.
With on© leap, with on© bound, Salzer's B Alsike has becom© popular, iinmens©ly popular! Our sales of B Alsik© last y©ar were 80 times more
' * ■ " ' r,,. , . . . - - ^ , ,^ - , . . , . .
|h than in formerVears I That telis the story. This B Alsiko has reason back of it f orlts tremendous popularity. B Alsik© is grrown rlfi^lit her© on th^
celebrated Cloverlan© Farm for seed, contains some Timothj, as the two, Alsike and Timothy, do so splendidly, so magnificently together. II
■ you do not plan to grow for Seed only, then the B will give you splendid satisfaction, and is much lower in price; indeed, it is now being
sown in great quantities almost to the excliision or superior seed owing to its very low price. B Alsik© is bound to please you; its luxuriant
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growth, its splendid adaptability to produce Its best with a sprinkling of Timothy; its marvelous producing powers makes B Alsike profitable •
>sow! The John A. Salzer Seed Co. sow it iil large qtianvities for lots and lots of excellent hay— it makes liay of a very superior quality, and ;
the price in but a busbell Of course, if you desire to grow for Seed, then by all means plant only Salzer^s Superior Seed or JJOtli Century, i
but, if you wish It for pasture or hay, yes, lots and lots and lots of hay, then sow our cheap B Alsike— splendid for lot of grass and hay.
B Alsike— By freight, lb., 16c; 5 lbs., 70c; 10 lbs., 1*1. iO; pk., )ii(1.6u; bu., KHo.^O; bu., Sil4.00; lOOibs., 859.50. Sow 10 to 1 5 lbs. per acre.
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W^fWirnii^UH UllUMll JLILUJ, AUJULUIELI 1 HE BEbl 1^ UK ALL bUlLS AND LLlMEb.
~^ SALZER'S GIANT SPURRY. ~~
Our trip to Europe only the more favorably Impressed us witli the mairnlflcent properties, splendid quali-
ties and tremendous possibilities of Giant Spurry and Esparcette for old. worn-out, poor, sandy, defective,
useless soils of America*
Dr. Maniey Stiles, of Lansing, Mich., calls Spurry tfie *'Clover for sandy soils, yielding 7.700 lbs. per acre."
Swartz. a great agricultural writer of Germany, says that "without Spurry the great Waasland in Flanders,
now the garden of Europe, would have been impossible."
J. H. Harris, Pennellville, N. Y. -"When I received your catalogue I thought that your claims were rather
extravagant, but since I have tried your Giant Spurry I am ready to believe anything that you have to say
about seeds. At present it is 30 inches high, and part that I cut is making a good second growth. "
John Thacker, Malvern. Ark. ; *'Giant Spurry grew about 2 feet high, yielding
8 tons per acre."
Chas. Jennings. Deep River. Conn. : "The Giant Spurry grew 2 feet in height
and I cut two crops. Cattle seemed to like it very much. After getting second
crop we grazed same. '
Albert Frantzen, Grant Station. Mich.: "We had no rain from the time we
sowed Giant Spurry until after harvested, yet it grew two feet tall and yielded 2
tons per acre. The second crop would have been heavier but we pastured that."
^pOF^pgg; FODDER PLANT ^«
WHY SHOULD YOU PLANT SALZER'S GLANT SPURRY?
F»rjf.— Because it is the most prolific fodder and hay plant for sandy soils, for
worn-out soils, for poor and doubtful Soils known.
Second —It flourishes on sandy, worn-out soils where no other plant will grow,
and returns big yields every time.
Third.— It comes next to the Clover as a fertilizer. Take the poorest soil or the worst soil that you can imagine and
sow 20 lbs. of Salzer's Giant Spurry per acre on same. Do this two years and you will have a soil for Wheat, Oats
and Potatoes.
Culture.— Prepare soil well. Harrow carefully. Sow for hay at the rate of 6 to 10 lbs. per acre. For fertilizin>{
sow at the rate of 20 lbs. per acre, and plow under as soon as it is 16 inches tall. Youcan sow two seedings a year
for fertilizing.
There is positively no ether seedsman in America who has the gennine Salzer's Giant Spurry, although some
may use our illustrations and descriptions. We have sold seed to none except our farmer customers, hence other
seedsmen's seed will not be the true Salzer's Giant Spurry, but more probably the common Spurry, which is 20
MILES BEHIND our matchless Giant Spurry. When you buy, don' t get fooled, but buy the genuine of us.
Price of Salzer's True Giant Spurry:
Oz., 10c ; lb., 25c, postpaid; 10 lbs. (for 1 acre), $1.90.
By freight, lb., 15c; 10 lbs., 95c: SO lbs., $4.00; 100 lbs.. $6.90.
SERADELLA.
In Europe this is considered one of the most important hay plants for good, light soils. Its nutritive value is considered equal to that of Red
Clover, while its yield 13 larger. It gives good results, except on land that is too heavy or too poor. On very light land it is considered best to sow
it with Sheep's Fescue. Cattle like it. either as hay or green fodder. It is usually sown in spring either alone at the rate of 35 lbs. per acre or
under cover of oats, wheat (k rye, when 20 lbs are used and furnishes, afterthe removal of the crop, a good cutting or pasturage. Fkg.,Oc;lb.,
101b
by mail, 25c; by freight, 10 lbs., $1.00; 100 lbs., $8.50.
Nitro-Culture for Seradella. per acre, $1.50; per 5 acres. S5.00.
SAINFOIN OR ESPARCETTE FOR SANDY, SUNNY SOILS.
We cannot speak in too strong words of praise in favor of Esparcette or Sainfoin Clover, as this plant produces such a superabundance of
herbage, such a Targe quantity of excellent hay. and so good a quality of pasture, that we heartily indorse same. It is sown and planted in tremen-
dous quantities throughout Europe. We are sure that if once cultivated on your lands, you will not wish to get along without it. Much used in
Europe where there are many parts in which a farmer could not pay his rent without the use of this Clover, as it makes the poorest, sandiest land
yield heavily the second year. It can be sown with Barley. It thrives on dry, chalky, sandy soil.
Geo. Wilde. Mo. *'I bought 100 lbs. Espar-
cette and cut 8 tons magnificent hay."
Emil Berg, Iowa. "Would not part with the
Esparcette. It's splendid for cattle."
FOR SANDY SOILS. :
Franz Slaute.Ill "Planted 50 lbs. Esparcette:
yielded 3H tons fine hay."
HermanSchroeder, Ohio. "Fromthe lOOlbs.
cropped 9 tons elegant hay.Spiendid for cows. "
THE THING TO SOW FOR SANDY SOIL.
Mr. Farmer, there is no Clover grass we know of better adapted for poor, indifferent or good sandy soils than Sainfoin, that child of sand and
sandy soils. It is wonderful how quickly it takes hold of the soil, how quickly it grows arid how quickly it gives to you rich food, eagerly eaten by all
cattle and then it is a wonderful fertilizer besides.
A. A. Stevens, a New York state farmer says: "On the whole it has done better with me than any of the Clovers I have sown this spring. Its
analysis shows that, either in green or dried state, it compares favorably with any of the Clovers in flesh-forming principles, and from the
long period of its cultivation in Great Britain, and the high estimation it is held in for cultivation on the inferior soils already stated, its value as a
hay crop (and no grass requires so little pains in curing as Sainfoin) cannot be overestimated. It is well Worthy of a more extended trial than has
yet been given in this country."
Pkg., 6c: lt>-i postpaid^ 29c; by express or freight, 10 lbs.. $1.00; 30 lbs. (for one acre), $2.40: 100 lbs.. $7.7'^. Sow 30 lbs. per acre.
Nitro-Culture for Esparcette, per acre, ^1.50: per 5 acres. 15.00.
SALZER'S SUPERIOR TIMOTHY.
What shall we say to you, Mr. Farmer,
to induce you to pay a little more and
buy Salzer'B Superior Timothy Seed
in preference to such as is offered in your
store and by seedsmen who are not grow-
ers? V\'e can only urge you to read the
letter found on page 123, written by Kx-
Governor Hoffman. He tells you why
Salzer's seeds are so superior to the com-
mon run of seeds. We wish to add that
our Timothy seed is grown for seed pur-
poses, is thoroughly reliable, and we be-
lieve is as fine seed as is found anywhere
on earth. It is full of life, full of vigor,
and is a tremendous producer. It has the
ability of stooling in a measure much larg-
€r than the common Timothy seed that is
offered.
Mr. Farmer, Listen!
Good Timothy Seed is scarce this year.
The result will be that seedsmen who
are not growers (we are the only large
growers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Illinois) will sell all kinds of Timothy
seed. Best stick with old Salzer; even if
his prices may be a trifle higher, his Seed
is always right. Thousands of farmers
will tell you, for vigor of growth, fine,
leafy, bushy stalks, no Timothy equals
Salzer's, and that it is certainly worth 50c
more per bushel than common seed.
salzer's northern grown Timothy.
(When stock is exhausted we fill at market prices.)
PRICE OP SALZER'S TIMOTHY.
Pound. Peck. Vi Bu. Bu. 2^ Bu. 100 lbs. Sow per acre.
Prime (Ho. 3) 6g 45c $ .85 $1.60 $3.90 $t.50 13 lbs.
Choice (No. 2) 7c SOc .95 1.90 4.40 4.00 12 lbs.
Superior fNo. 1) 8c 60c 1.10 2.10 6.00 4.60 10 Iba.
20tli Century lOc 75c 1.40 2.76 6.76 6.00 8 lbs.
If by mail add 8c a pound for postage. Sacks 18c each, extra.
RED TOP.
It is especially
valuable for a per-
m a n e n t pasture
where grazing
is continuous. It
withstands our cold
winters and flour-
ishes almost every-
where. It would
answer well to sow
Red Top separate-
ly on moist laiulb
where old grass has
run out or become
mossy; on such
places it would fill
the soil with nu-
merous roots and
make it more passa-
ble. Also on moist,,
undrained soils,,
liable to occasional
overflow. Sow 25
lbs. challf per acre..
No. A — Salzer's
ChafT: I,b., 12c:
postpaid 25c. By
frgt., pk., 40c; bu..
90c; 100 lbs., $5.75.
No. B.— C h a fT
Seed: Pk., 35c: bu..
75c; 100 lbs., $4.50.
CLEAR RED TOP SEED.
This is the seed free from chaff, while the above offered grades contain
chaflF also the seed usually sold by dealers. It is only within the last 2
or 3 years that mills have been made that will take Pure Red Top Seed
from the chaflF. We earnestly advise everybody to buy the clear seed,
because you get more for the money. It is always scarce and high priced,
but 100 pounds will seed more than 400 pounds of the other!
PRICE OF CLEAR RED TOP.
Pound. Peck. Bu. 50 lbs. 100 lbs. Sow per acre.
Prime (No. 3> (Sold out.) 12 lbs.
Clioice (No. 2).... lie 35C $1.25 $4.00 $7.75 10 lbs.
Superior (No. 1) 12c 40c 1.40 4.50 8.90 9 lbs.
20th Century ... 15c 50c 1.60 6.50 10.50 8 lbs.
. If by mail add 8c a pound for postage.
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.
We have greatly improved Kentucky Blue Grass. Our aim has
been to get a grass that would sink its roots deep to make a bush-
ier, heavier, taller growth, and in Salzer'S 20tll Century we
believe we have a Kentucky Blue Grass that is par excellence,
that cannot be beat, that is superior to anything ever before-
attempted or offered, and w« are sure that our farmer friends will
be delighted and pleased at the result obtained by sowing Salzer's
20th Century Kentucky Blue Grass, because for richness and
for germination, life, strength of growth, yield and quality, vigor,
there is none superior.
LOOK OUT FOR FRAUDl
Kentucky Blue Grass Seed is very, very scarce this year. L*ok
out for small seedsmen and dealers mixijig Kentucky Blue and
Canadian Blue! Salzer's Kentucky Blue Grass is Genuine.
It does well everywhere. Known the world over as the rich
verdure decking the celebrated Blue Grass region of Kentucky.
It is one of the very best grasses for dry meadow growth. The
hay Crop is of such excellent quality, that all cattle relish it and
fatten. It is readily eaten by cattle, it carries its verdure into.
spring it isoutsoonwithitsrich.green. It makes exeedingly fine hay, and is fit for cutting in earTy'sl^ingrfn^ete^^
— ' - ....^ Karly in the fall It takes a second growth and flourishes vigorously until the ground freezes. Blue Grass makes
and remains green if the season is favorable. ... ^ ,
the sweetest and best of hay. (Blue Grass Seed is an almost entire failure, hence the high price.)
Pound. Peck
PRICE OF fPrice (No. 3) (Sold out) .
TTENTTTrTrV J Clioice (No. 2) 16c 56c
BJ!.«lUOKY <j Superior (No. 1) 19c 65c
Bu.
50 lbs.
100 lbs.
$1.95 $6.76 $l'3.'60
BLUE GRASS Lmhc;nt;ary\:;:::;;::- 'gig
If above G rades are desired by mail, postpaid, add 8c per pound for postage.
CANADIAN BLUE GRASS. {Poa Compressa.)
The Kentucky Blue Grass is very scarce this year so thousands of farmers will sow in place the Canadian
Blue Grass. We asked a prominent Canadian seedsman: 'What is Canadian Blue Grass?" His reply was— "It's
Kentucky Blue Grass raised in Canada!" We do not fully agree with him, but we all agree that Canadian
Klue Grass is so nearly allied to Kentucky Blue that it takes an expert to tell the difference.
Canadian Blue Grass shoots its leaves very early. All grazing animals eat it greedily; cows fed on it produce a
very rich milk. It is especially relished by sheep. It's bluish green stems retain their color after the seed is ripe.
It shrinks less in drying than most other grasses. It is an excellent grass for dry, sandy, thin soils and banks, and
t(«T covering the surface of rocky soils,
PRICES OF CAKADI/LN BLUB GRASS.
^, ^ ,„ Pound. Peck. Bu. 50 lbs. 100 lbs.
Choice (No 2). 12c 40c $1.16 $4.00 $ 7.25
Superior (No. 1) 14c 46c 1.30 4.25 7 90
aoth Century 15c 60c 1^60 6.60 lo!op
SALZER'S ORCHARD GRASS.
Orchard Grass is the most valuable of all grasses for either pasture or hay lands. Whether
igrown alone or in mixtures, it is immeasurably ahead of Timothy, as also of other grasses. It
an be cut three weeks earlier than Timothy if sown alone, but we urge it being sown in a mix-
ure with otner grasses, as then It comes into grand play as the leader of all. It grows wonder-
. i^iJi??'^ ♦^^^ iiirnishing, when sown alone, ft-om two to three tons of hay per acre. If cut for
SJ'*yii,4!>?io^Jf.P^^^^^^^^ thinking about starting again, the Orchard Grass is already up,
?je?ly%'ltl"andVl^^^ quantities. It's a splendid pasture grass, aid ts
Oi it ex-Gov. Hoffman says: **Knov/ of no grass better adapted for Wisconsin and Illinois, and one that
eserves greater attention on the part of the American fatmer than Orchard Grass. It flourishes on any and all
• " It IS extremely rich in herbage. The leaves are flat, rigorous, juicy, of a dark green color, and of great
It IS extremely early, insusceptible ta drouth— indeed, it will flourish when other grasses
Sow per acre..
28 lbs.
24 lbs.
21 lbs.
17 lbs.
ils.
ourishing power.
ry out — and is enormously productive." Pound
PRICE OF fPrime 12c
ORCHARD J "2
r^DAcc I Superior 18c
GRASS L20th Century 22c
Peck.
40c
46c
60C
75c
Bu. (14 lbs.)
$1.40
1.60
1.76
2.00
50 lbs.
$4.25
4.76
6.00
7.00
If to go by mail add 8c a pound for postage. Sacks 18c each, extra.
100 IbSc
$ 8.00
9.00
11.50
13.00
mi ti\J\ bALZEK'b NUKIHERN bEEUIs, AHbULUlEU' 1 HE BES 1 PUK ALL SUlLb AND LLlffllLJ.
THREE SPLENDID FESGDE GRASSES.
1. Sheep's Fescue— This variety of
grass is fast becoming indigenous to
America through large usage. It has a
more tufted habit of growth; it is short,
with upright leaves. It is particularly-
relished by sheep, hence the name. It is
very largely cultivated, especially in mix-
tures for pastures, as it will last almost a
lifetime. Lb., 15c; bu., $1.40; 100 lbs.
$8.60.
2. MEADOW FESCUE.
This magnificent grass does exceedingly
well. A grass of great value, growing to
the height of 4 feet, produces a great
amount of hay, and bas no superior as a
pasture grass
sown with other
grasses. It
grows on all
soils.does splen-
didly on the
prairies of Iowa
and Nebraska,
flourishes in all
states where
tried, especially
Illinois, Wis-
consin, Missou-
ri, Indiana,
Ohio, Michi-
gan, New York,
Pennsylvania
snd the South.
Grows on wet
or dry soils. Sown alone, use 28 lbs.
Salzer's Superior, the best. Bu.,
$1.60; 60 lbs., $5.50; 100 lbs., $10.50.
Common, lb., I5c; 14 lbs.. $1.30;
100 lbs., $7.50.
3. HARD FESCUE.
Thrives on a great variety of soils; will
also resist the effects of severe droughts
to a remarkable degree. Hence it is a
splendid grass for dry, light soils. Well
adapted for parks and pleasure grounds.
Dwarf growing; hardy, relished by cattle
and sheep Sow 20 lbs. per acre. Lb.,
15c; bu. 14 lbs., $1.40; 100 lbs., $9.00.
LUXURIANT RYE GRASSES.
1. English Rye Grass.
It is found to flourish on all <j
kinds of soil, and grows under
circumstances of different 4
management on many upland
situations, though firm and
somewhat moist midlands}
are the most appropriate. It ^
soon arrives at perfection and
produces, in its first year of
growth, a good supply of
early herbage, which is much
liked by cattle. Flourishes
on dry soils, though it prefers
moist lands. Cut for hay
immediately after blossom,
Salzer's Superior— By
Freight, pkg., 6c; pk., 40c;
bu. of 14 lbs.. $1.26; 100^
lbs., $6.00; lb., postpaid, 18c. Common English Rye-14 lbs., $i.oo; 100 lbs.. $5.5u
2. Tall Meadow Oat Grass or
French Rye.
A magnificent grass of rapid, luxuriant
growth, growing on rich soil by June 15th to -
the height of 4 feet. Better than Timothy.
Can be cttt three times, and does well if sown
alone. Tall Oat Grass vegetates with great -
luxuriance; it is early and productive and "
aff'ords a plentiful aftermath. It is found
most beneficial when retained in a close state
of feeding. It makes good hay, is natural to
sandy loams; but thrives best on strong, tena-
cious clays. "It possesses the advantages of
early, quick and late growth for which the Tall
Oat Grass is esteemed, tillers well and is ad-
mirably calculated for a pasture grass. I measured some on the 20th day of,
June when in blossom (when it should be cut for hay) and found it feet long.*)
When sown alone use 175^ lbs. per acre. 1
Salzer's Superior— Pkg., 6c; lb., 16c; bu., $2.20; 100 lbs., $15.50. I
Common Seed— Bu., $2.00; 100 lbs., $12.00.
3. Italian Rye Grass. '
It is a wonderfully rapid grower and returns heavy hay crops. Thrives easily.
Sow 20 lbs. per acre. It is particularly adapted for permanent pastures or
meadows, where it thrives luxuriantly, bearing great quantities of nutritious
hay. The Italian Rye Grass is a strong grower, arrives at maturity sooner,
has a greater abundance of foliage, which is broader and of a more lively green
color, grows considerably taller, is more upright or less inclined to spread on the
ground, its spikes are longer, spikelets more thinly set, and upon the whole pro-
Tali, meadow oat.
ITAUAN RYE GRASS.
duces more than other Rye grasses.
Salzer's Superior— Pkg., 6c; lb., 15c' pk.. 60c; bu. of 14 lbs., $1.26;
100 lbs., $7.00. Common Italian Ry© Grass— Bu., $1.10; 100 lbs., $6.50
RfiD FESCUE. 2. SWEET 3. WOOD
V£RNAI«. MEADOW.
1. Red Fescue.— Splendid for sowing on dry, sandy
soil; hardy; excellent for this purpose, lyb., 22c; 14 lbs.,
$2.00; 100 lbs., $13.50.
2. Sweet Vernal. — Fine for all mixtures, imparts a
sweet fragrance that is liked by all cattle. Rapid growth.
i,b., 15c; 100 lbs., $13.00.
Perennial Sweet Vernal.— Very hardy and sweet;
prices high. Oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.10.
3. Wood Meadow.— Well adapted for either pasture
or pleasure grounds, having succulent and nutritious
herbage, of early growth, thriving well under trees. Pkg.,
5c; lb., 40c; bu.. $4.50; 100 lbs.. $31.00.
4. CREEPING BENT.
5. TALL 6. RESCUE
FESCUE. GRASS.
4. Creeping Bent.—Resembles Red Top. Does best
on wet, marshy soils. Relished. Rapid growth. Lb.,
20c: bu.. $2.00; 100 lbs., $15.00.
5. Tall Fescue.— Splendid on moist lands. Rapid and
luxuriant growth. Greatly relished by all cattle. Lb.,
30c; bu., $3.85; 100 lbs., $26.50.
6. Rescue Grass.— Does well on any high, dry soil,
yielding two heavy crops a year. Much liked by cattle
which will walk over everything to get at it.
100 lbs., $20.00.
Lb.. 28c;
7. ROUGH-STALKED 8. DOGSTAIL. 9. YELLOW
MEADOW. OAT.
7. Rough-Stalked Meadow.— Valuable for pas-
tures and meadows, particularly on damp soil and
sheltered situations, producing a constant supply of
nutritious herbage, greatly liked by cattle. Pkg., 5c;
lb., 30c: bu., $4.00; 100 lbs., $26.00.
8. Dogstail. — Very valuable for dry lands and
sheep pastures. Lb., 35c; bu., $3.50; lOOlbs., $26.50.
9. Yellow Oat. — Good for dry pastures and
meadows. P kg.. 5c; lb., 45c; 100 lbs., $43 .00.
BERMUDA GRASS.
A magnificent grower, even here in the North,
where it is not hardy. On our La Crosse grounds it
yielded grass at the rate of 12 tons per acre. Think
this is fine for Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Califor-
nia and the West, as we saw it growing finely at
Weiser, Idaho. It is a tender, delicate grass, growing
over and binding the most arid and loose land; grows
luxuriantly in every kind of soil. It is the best grass
for the South; it furnishes rich, green, luxuriant pas-
ture nine months of the year.
Pke.. 10c: o z.. 15c: 'A lb.. 20c: lb.. 60c: 5 lbs.. $2.75.
MEADOW SOFT GRASS.
Holcus Lanatus. — This is used in great quantities in
some portions of Europe. Hon. Wm. Lewis, of
Louisiana, has grown the grass with great satisfac-
tion for many years, and calls it the best and most
profitable grass for some lands. In Ireland it is
largely used in pastures, entering almost all mixtures.
Lb., 15c; b u. of 14 lbs.. $1.90; 100 l bs., $11.90.
Fowl Meadow.— A grass of luxuriant growth and
heavy hay yield. Excellent for moist soils. Grows 4
feet tall. Pk g.. 5c; lb.. 30c; bu., $3.60; 1 00 lbs., $25.00.
Rib Grasf . — Does well on dry soils. Long leaves,
grows 2 feet high. Pkg.. 5c; lb., postp aid, 33c.
SAINT JOHN S EYE.
Sown in the fall it will yield about 40 bushels best
Rye per acre in the spring and all fall long gives
splendid pasture. Price, 10 lbs., SOc; 40 lbs., $1.50;
100 lbs.. $3.00.
ppLBQis esess. (
A MAGNIFICENT
GKAS8 FOK WET
SOILS. It will grow
on laud that is too
wet tor Red Top,
and for such soils
wo heartily recom-
mend it, that is, for
tenacious clay, for
marshy, wet lands.
Tliis rem ar ka ble
f rass sends its long,
wining roots deep
after strength into,
tile soil, and tlieu
brings forth grass 4
to 8 feet tail, of
great riclmess. In
England it yielded
16,1 03 POUNDS of
magnificent hay per
acre! At La Crosse,
Wis., Hon. HL God-
dard grew it as per
illustration, 8 feet
tall. Look at tlils
magnificent clump
of grass from one
kernel of seed! Is
not that wonderful,
J ^es, unusual? If you
lavewet soil, here's
f our grass I IJysome
t is called the Giant
Ke<l Top— it's a won-
derful Grass. Would
be clieap at S'/2.00 a
pound! It's grand!
Price: Pkg., lOc; lb„ 90c, postpaid. By
freight, lb., 80c; 5 lbs., for one acre, )S3.7o.
JOHNSON GRASS.
It does magnificently in the north, where the '
cold kills it annually. Here at La Crosse it j
makes 20 tons of grass per acre, and this all in- 1
side of six months. In the South it is a pest, bc' i
cause there the frost does not kill it, I
Pkg., 10c; 1 lb., postpaid, 20c. By freight, Olbs. I
(for 1 acre). 90c; 25 lbs., $2.00; 100" lbs.. $7.50
BEACH GRASS.
The great grass for sandy seashores, lake%
rivers, canals and railroad banks. Its strong,
creeping, matting roots bind the drifting sands
into natural embankments against the action of
wind and waves. ' ^
Oz.. 10c; % lb., 15c; lb., 45c, postpaid;10
lbs., by freight, $2.50; 100 lbs., $21.00.
BROMUS INERMIS.
Mr. Farmer. Here is a bold, keen statement— one we make fearlessly and challenge the
* world to prove the contrary— for this great, wonderful, marvelous grass will bear out every
"^word of praise we give it. The most wonderful of Grasses for dry soils. It is a Grass for
the desert, a Grass for drought-stricken countries, the Grass for Nebraska and the Dakotas,
for Iowa. Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Montana; yes, for each and every state of the United
States; in fact, any and everywhere where you are apt to have long sieges of dry weather;
but one must not think that it does not do well on soil where there is plenty of moisture,
for on such soils its magnificent, luxuriant growth comes into full play.
This Grass comes to us from Russia, and it does exceptionally well in our territory. It
grows a tremendous crop, yielding all the way from 3 to 7 tons per acre, as you can cut same
two or three times a year. It grows from 2 to 5 feet tall. In Dakota we obtained from one
patch of five acres over 1,000 pounds of seed, in addition to four tons of excellent hay per
acre. Although the price of this Grass is a trifle high, it surely will pay everybody to plant
same bountifully. Nothing that we had on our Dakota farms did better or pleased
the public at large better as a Grass than our Bromus Inermis. It is the Grass for
the Dakotas, for Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska. Montana, etc. It is very nourishing, equally as
nourishing as Timothy or Orchard Grass. Wc recommend it for trial, and give it our un-
Qualified endorsement. It is, indeed, a Grass invaluable for dry and llOt rdglons, on
account of its drought-resisting qualities.
It's the Uncrowned King of the Deserts and Dry, Sandy Soils.
The Department of Agriculture has been experimenting with this Grass at its exper-
imental stations in the arid regions. The Experimental Station at Garden City, Kan., says:
**We have grown Bromus Inermis successfully, and we think it is the coming grass for
the arid regions of the West. It is green from the middle of March to about November."
Prof. Shaw, of Minnesota, pertinently says: "This grass cannot be obtained too
Boon by the farmers of the Northwest." It is the great Grass for the hot, dry
climes and soils. It will grow on all kinds of soil, even on yellow sand, and is equally
good for pasturing, curing into hay, or cutting green. All kinds of stock eat it readily, and
it is very rich in nutritive value. Perennial; 2 to 5 feet high, flowering in June and August,
,rn>.4 The South Dakota Experimental Station of Brookings says:
This is the best Grass that has yet been tried at this station. When properly sown it
catches well, giving a good sod the first year; in favorable seasons a fair yield of hay may
also be obtained. Up to the present the best results have been obtained by sowing plenty
of seed on well-prepared ground as early as possible in the spring. From two to two and
one-half bushels should be sown to the acre, depending somewhat upon the season and condition of the soil. The forage,
though coarse, is of excellent quality, and, under ordinary circumstances, a large amount of early spring and fall
feed may be obtained, in addition to a good yield of hay. Thus far the grass has endured drought perfectly, and was
never winter killed in the least.
The Prairie Farmer endorsee It
with all its might.
The Farm Journal pronounces it
a great Grass.
The Germania says it is the best
Grass on earth.
A Cloud of Witnesses,
Hon. H. F. Hunter, of South Dakota, has the following to say regard-
' ing Bromus Inermis: "Put me down as saying deliberately, after several
years of careful test with Bromus Inermis: The greatest grass, the best
, grass, the most nutritious grass, the biggest yielding grass, the finest
flavored grass, the richest, most luxuriant grass; the grass for every farmer in South Dakota to sow, plant and grow, is
Balzer'S Bromus Inermis. I say Salzer's Bromus Inermis, because that is the genuine Bromus Inermis, as we
know of some introduced by other seedsmen that is not the genuine article, but badly mixed; but Salzer's Bromus
Inermis is the true stuff. I congratulate the John A. Salzer Seed Co. for being the first to introduce this grand grass
to the notice of the American farmer, and I am glad to note that the wide-awake tiller of the soil appreciates what
the Salzer Seed Co. is doing in the line of introducing new grasses, forage plants, cereals, etc."
' ' Hon. F. A. Hoffman, ex-Governor of Illinois, heartily endorses this great Grass. In a personal interview with him,
he said, among others: "It is unquestionably the rarest grass, the greatest new grass, the most nutritious and prolific
graiirs for the American farmer introduced of late years. Its great utility is that it will do well where no other
grasses grow, that is, in the dry, arid regions." He says: "The seed obtained from you last fall grew splendidly; it is
immense. I shall plant a large acreage this season."
Mr. J. H. Shepard, Professor of Agriculture, N. D. Agricultural College, writes:
**As pasturage it is preferred to timothy by the cattle, as shown by a trial, where it was fed off more closely . j u
than timothy in the same pasture. It has the advantage of being early and being green until late in the fall. The fact that the Bromus Inerims resists drouth
better than other cultivated grasses, greatly adds to its value in the Northwest. The eagerness with which it is sought by stock leads me to believe that it is of as
much value as timothy for hay and pasturage, and that the hay is as valuable, ton for ton.**
Mr. 8. W. Bedford. Supt. of the Experimental Farm at Brandon, Manitoba, writes:
"The Bromus Inermis has done exceedingly well on the farm here, both on high land and low land. Even on our gravelly soil and the tops of hills it has
given us a fair return, while on the rich, alluvial soil it has yielded us a very heavy crop indeed, exceeding four tons of dry hay to the acre during the ()a€t year.
It gives us a very much larger return than timothy and cattle'prefer it to any other hay we have tested here. We have tested its feeding value, both to dairy cattle
and for feeding steers, and find that it gives much better results than any other class of hay."
If we were placed on a 160-acre farm,
and given a choice of but one thing to
grow, to "grow rich uPon/' we would
unhesitatingly choose Bromus Inermis —
the most remarkable Grass known to man
to-day. There may be better Grasses, but
as yet they are undisco^'eredl Why?
Because Bromus Inermls is a sure
grower, a sure yielder and a sure
money-maker. Its seed is always
scarce; its green Grass the best, and its
hay, from 5 to 1 tons Per acre, the very
best nourishment that can be found.
BROMUS INERMIS.
Yields enormous crops of splendid hay and affords early and abundant pasturage. The importance and value of this grass to the Northwest is not to be esti-
mated. Itis an absolute and thoroughly proven success. It adapts itself to almost every condition of soil and climate, and to any use to which grass may be put,
equaling in quality and rivaling in yield almost any other grass. It is not an experiment and Salzer Seed Co. were the ones who introduced this first from Russia.
PRIC£ OF SALZER'S BROMUS INERMIS.
Prime (No. 3)
Choice (No. a)
Sailer's Superior....
20th Century
The College Grade*.
.lb.
lie
12c
15c
20c
25c
14 lbs. $1.40
1.60
1.90
2.25
•* 2.85
50 lbs.
$ 4.00
6.00
6.00
7.75
10.00
100 lbs.
$ 7.90
10.00
11.90
15.00
19.00
250 lbs.
$19.50
24.00
29.00
35.00
45.00
Sow per acre 28
25
20
12% to 11%
10
lbs.
♦{^"We have comDleted arrangements with Prot. James H. Shepard. Professor of Agriculture in the South Dakota "1
Agricultural College. Brookings, S. Dak., for the sale of his absolutely pure Bromus Inermis seed. i
This seed was grown by Prof. Shepard at Brookings and is from imported seed, obtained by Prof. Hansen of the South f
Dakota Agricultural College while in Russia, under the direction of the United States Department of Agriculture. J
We consider the College Grade absolutely the purest, finest Bromus Inermis seed ever offered.
Water Meadow.— This is a splendid pasture grass for wet situa-
tion. Itis eagerly eaten. Sow 20 lbs. per acre. Pkg., 5c; lb., 30c;
bu., $3.60; 100 lbs., $25.00.
Water Pescue.— A grand grass for moist soils. Lb., 25c; bu.,
$2,90; 100 lbs., $20,00.
Floating MeadO^r.— Splendid for wet soil. Pkg., 5c; lb., 25c; 100
lbs., $23,00.
Water Spear.— For wet soils. Pkg., Sc.; lb., 25c; 100 lbs., $23.00.
WAXea M EADOW.
MEADOW FOXTAIL.
One of the most desirable of all grasses for permanent pasture,
being early and rapid in growth. It thrives best on rich, moist soils. '^^^
Hardy and prolific, returning heavy crops. It vegetates withextraor- lea
' V o
dinary luxuriance, and is, therefore, both as a first crop and as af- 1 w
ter grass, justly considered as holding a first place among the best|
grasses, whether used as green fodder or made into hay; cattle are '1*^
fond of it, though it is said to be less relished by oxen. ..
Pkg.. 6c; lb.. 26c; bu.. $3.25; lOOlos.. $20.00. ^ ,
GRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURES.
It ii often diifecult for onr patrons tae^Xect proper Gr^vsses and to mix the 9ame thorougl^iy lor their nse; and It thus comes that we areftimnally
requested by thousands of our friends to select and mix for tUerti sorts adapted to tlieir soil and climate. This, from our largre experience tn the
culture, nature and requirements of grasses for pastures and meadows, we can often do more satisfactorily tlian they. When customers wish a
luxuriant g:rowthof eitlier meadow or pastiire, it will pay tliem every time to buy our Grass Mixtures. Our seeds are ^Nortliern-grown and our
farmer friends will be surprised to see the unusual vi^or that this lends to them. Northern-g-roAVu seeds, when a strongs growth is wanted for
hay or pasture, usually return 60 per cent, more crop than Eastern stock. Our (irass Mixtures for pastures and meadovi's are composed of app ro-
priate g'rasses in such quantities as are required to produce an even, healthy, vijjorous, stronsf growth on different soils^ , - > ^
For pastures we want errafises to mature and bloom at different times, so that cattle find nouxisluiiAnt aU the neason; while for tneadtiws
the opposite is preferable— aU should blooiii an^l rijien at the same time, \ ^ ' i'* •* ' '
. THOUSANDS OF PRAISES. ' -" ^ -' irV"*'!' ' '
We could introduce ten thousand letters from pleased customers who have used Salzer's Grass and Clovei: Seed BJtixtures, all as hearty and
emplxatic as the one from Ex-Governor Hoffman, of Illinois. .
Ex-Governor Ilufftnan. of Illinois, said: "You no doubt remember my purchasing a lot of Grass Seefl from you last year. The varieties Included
Orchard Grass, Tall Mi tvJow Oat, English Bye, Meadow Fescue, Timolliy, Clover, etc., to seed down k ten-acre lot to permanent meadow; The
present foresummer us unfavorable to grass, yet we cut on the ten acres about 35 tons of sple^did Iiay. The Aftergrowth will fornish superior
•Pasture during tiie fall.'*
>Mey^Tliu3 thousands of our f^rmet friends write us and thus you will praise our Grasses if you will but use them.-^
GOOD CHEAP GRASS SEEDERS.
To SOW Grass Seeds econoiiiically and well, a good seeder is absolutely necessary. Wo offer 7 splendid seeders at very . ow prices.
Cahoon Hand Seeder.
Sows all kinds of Grain and Grass Seed, and at a copi-
non walking gait, sows from 4 to ^ acr'bs per hour, throw
Wheat, Rye and Barley 30 feet; lleft?,p, 28 feet; Oats.
,5 feet; and Timothy, 18 feet. The. bag and hopper will
A^ld about 22 Quarts. Price of Cahoon Seeder, only $2.9(3.
Cyclone Seeder.
... Similar to the Cahoon, though
cheaper make. Each, $1.50.
2 Little Giant Seeder.
Well known. Like Cyclone.
Each, $1.50.
• The Chicago Seeder.
V Weli known; does ^ good, work,
feach. $1.50. , , v ; ■
La Crosse Hand Seeder.
^ Tor rich Or poor;
LA cnosse
sp'lendid in all 'reA
SEEDER, spects.doing its work
perfectly. It will
pay for itself in sow/
ing 5 acres twice
ovxif. It was brolight
forward to meet the
demand for a chean,
perfect Hiind seedw
JtS rgreat adyautaee-
., , . , . 7s that it sows the
groifrid three times in going over ance, leaving no
possible chahce of skipping. From 20 to 30 acres
can be sown in a day if the seed, is handy. Full
directions accompany each machine. Price, $1.25;
3 for $3.50.
Thompson's Wheelbarrow Seeder^
This is a perfec
Seeder, sows 40
acres per day.
sownig all
kinds of
Clov er .
Mil let,
Timothy,
Flax and
G r a s
Seeds.
Price, 14 J4-FT. HOPPER, PBTCE, $8.50.
It. Jlop-'
per complete, $8.50,
The Michigan Wheelbarrow Seeder.
To sow Grais Se^ you need a good Seeder; one
that will spread the Seed evenly and do it rapidly and
yet thoroughly. i
> lathe Michigan Seeder we have » perfect Stieder.
A machine complete, including >vhcelbarrow and all,
weighs about 40 lbs. It's fun to run it. You Simply
push and it \yill do the rest. It runs itielf. It is
really a remarkable machine. It takes a wide sweep
according to the ^ize of the machine and will sow
with ease from 30 to 40 acres in a day.
. It is espeqially adapted for sowing all kinds of
clovers such as Alfalfa Clover. Giant Incarnat
Clover. Alsike Clover, Millets, Timothy, Flax and
Grass Seeds. Indeed we do not see how a farmer
who has from 5 to 10 acres of grass seed or clover, etc.,
to sow a^iuially caii set along without one of /these
Seedersi ;'
• With 'the Seeder we send full directions how to
handle the machine. These machines arepreferred
to hand seeders on ^account of their being able
to do ihore work and we think a little more thor-
oughly. Of course the one with the 12 ft. hopper
does not throw the seed as widely as the 16 ft. hop-
per. This is the only difference. Price.
12 Foot Hopper.<.:....;,.i..,.., $6^0
, V.:'r.-..,.U;....v.«.;,...^.^..M,K.,/:...^s00
16 ;:.» •• .b .t.k'iw..'*. •.j.*'*<*4 .4 •> ..I*. 7'apO
mi ■ SALZER'S RENOVATOR, OR QUICK RESULT GRASS MIXTURE.
:3euoyator Grass Mixture.
Quick growing, rapidly producing grisses, pastures and meadows of quick and great luxuriance are often desired at once; for these we recommend our
- ^^-g j^ixtufe is gotten out for the purpose of a Kenovator Grass Mixture— ^ne ^iving.quick results and of Jiigh germinating character.
Farmers tested same on their worn-out meadovvs' wft,1x magnificent results; others seeded same alone, and received thp finest stand of
grass they had ever ^een» while, without exception, everybody reports in glowing terms as to the vigor, the quality and the. perma-
nency of this great mixture.
MR. EMIL RAFFOLD, EAST POINT, GA., writes:
I sowed your Grass Mixtures March 19th, on a miserable piece of land— "so poor, two men could not raise a fuss
on it!" and yet on April 30tli, in leas than 42 days, I had the finest stand of grass in our county 1 Your Grass Mixtures
do g^ow 80 luxuriantly. •
Now, Grass is far more important than Corn; Grass Is King, not Wheat of Corn, because Grass and Clover outrank all cereals
in value. The improvement of your worn-out pasture and meadow, or laying out of new pasture, is worthy of your very best thought.
The country is full of imitatQis» and there arc lots of secdsrnen who do not grow an ounce of Grass or Clover seed who are imitating
our methods, our illustrations, ,()i«v'adycrtiseihents, arid also'oun Grass Mixtures, but there is one thing they can never imitate, and
that is the quality of our Grass aiicl Clover Seeds. There is no other firm in the world that takes greater care as to purity and germination
than we do, and in our Special mixture, which we offer under the name of
SALZER'S RENOVATOR, OR QUICK RESULTS GRASS MIXTURE,
we have something that, we believe, for results, and permanency, seeks an equal. It is composed, among others, of those superb
Grasses— Tall Meadow Okt, Kerrtucky Blue^ Orchard Grass, Meado.^v Foscue, Tall English Blue Grass, Italian Rye. English Rye.
Timothy, Bromus Inermis,. R^ed; Top, Dogstail, A^ike, White, Red and other Clovers and Grasses. It is a mixture that has proven
itself immensely popular wherever sown, and we bespeak for it a great fiiture. and believe that "\Vhoever tests this, either for renova-
ting his pasture or sowing ^ilone-'for MEADOW OR PASTURE, will get magnificent results. With each 8-1 b. or larger order there are
sdnt fttll difiectibns as to hotr tdsow'the Renovator or Quick Results Grass Mixture to get gCJjnd results.
98*863 Farmers.
Just pause a mornent and think of the thousands who have sown Salzer's Benovator mixture the past few years. There
is reason for thiife. Salzer's Seeds never fail! Do try them this season.
THIS RENOVATOR, OR QUICK RESULTS MIXTURE,
is made up of such -V&rieties of Grasses and Clovers as act quickly, give happy results in quick or short order, and lend a permanency
that is astonishing and surprising. This mixture we mowed in one season three times, and, thereafter pastured it. That is all man
can ask of Grasses, and our Renovator Grass Mixture will do for you what it has done'for us and others. We predict for it immense
popularity among the farmers of America, as it is fit to be sown— please i;emember thisr-fitto be sown in each county and state of the
Union, and all the territories and Canada besides.
' jl:^For' reridvating' pasture'Cso w aTfhe fate oTS' I'Bs. per acTSr | " ftllzer's^PractiCat Hints on Grasses
y A2§rFor the laying down of a new pasture or meadow, sow 16 lbs. per acre. I and Clovers postpaid for 10c.
trice: J?kg., 10c; lb.. 30c, postpaid; by freight, 8 lbs., $1.00; bu., $1.60; 50 lbs., $4.90; 100 lbs., $9.60. =
u .dJwo-iambiciii, W xi...8.n>rj CHEAP GRASS SEED MIXTURES. a ..diooi .001.
To meet competition with Mihfiesdtk'Ch'eap dfkfe^-Sedd Mixyifes, as also Illinois and some Wisconsin sellers (not growers of seed), we offer the follosi^ins:
Price of all Mixtures: Per 16 Ibs^ for one acre, $1.60; per 501bs., $4.50; per lOOlbs., $8.50.
Ko. 1 for high and dry ground, light soil, for either meadow or pasture.
No. 2 for high and dry ground, heavy soil, for either meadow or
pasture.
No. 3 for moist ground, rich soil, for either meadow or pasture.
No. 4 for moist ground, occasionally overflowed, for either meadow
or pasture.
When ordering state whether desired for pasture or meadow. Of course, we do not recommend cheap mixtures, though th.eae are con-
sidered ectual to th 3 bjjsfc off jrad by seedsmen who are not growers.
No. 5 for top seeding of marshes, for either meadow or pasture*
No. 6 for prairie soils, tor either meadow or pasture.
No. 7 for light, gravelly, sandy soils, fer either meadow or pasture.
No. 8 for sheep pasture.
J'A I Al MULJlLyf f LAI
Tg/SEEDS AND TOOLS, LA CROSSEVwIS. liT
A LUXURIANT MEAD0W-FR0M^AI2ER^lllX™^
it is l^7r^^r^'^fj::uf''"^^^^^^^^^ Itfht and happy and el.d,t .h»=<„m , ^ ^ 1 ^ ^ * ^ ^V^-"
^ In order to have as^tae^^ifi^^^^TTT^^Id^^
. ^ EXTRA GRASS AND CLOVER MIXTURF^ fop mt? a r^r^Txro
,11 Meadow Oat. Timothy,
^ntucky Blue. " ^
irchard Grass,
feadow Foxtail
kfflish Blue
Bu. (14 lbs'.). ^1.76:
1.00; 200 lbs.. $20.00.
Italian Rye.
Alsike Clover,
Red Clover,
English Rye.
50 lbs.. 8G.00: 100 lbs..
Sow li to 21 lbs. per acre.
15. FOR RICH. MOIST SOILS.
Meadow Foxtail. Creeoin^ Rf-nt
Meadow Fescue Allfke ^ ^'
0?^g«;^*?''*'^^^^^^°^' Ha^d Fescue.
Orchard Grass. Red Ton
^■:^^..^,...^.«,,^r!^^^J-'^J^^ FOR PASTURE CONTAIN:
16. FOR UEADOW WET SOIL.
TallTe^ue"'' Fowl Meadow.
Red To Timothy,
Rou.h-^alkedMeadpw.^i'^i'^fn^'&ow.
n., /I.! lu N White Clover.
1% FOR rich; DRY SOILS,
eaj^ovv Foxtail. Blue Grass,
regard Grass. Engflish Rye.
veet Vci-nal. Italian Rye.
aadowFescue. White Clover
Jffitail. Red Clover. '
niothy. Alsike.
(14 lbs.).^$1.75: 50 lbs..
^^^^2 ^t»s., $11.00: 200 lbs.
0.OO. Sow 14 to 21 lbs. per acre.
18. FOR RICH. MOIST SOILS.
Meadow Foxtail. Roagh-StaUcedMeadow
Hard Fescue. Red Top.
Orchard Grass. Dok'staiH
yuHish Rye. Tall Fescue.
wi;5^"^?^'^;^ Clover.
Vv^od Meadow. Alsike.
^ Bu.. (14 lbs ). $1.75: 50 lbs
t>20.00. Sow 14 to 21 lbs. per acre-
19. FOR WET SOILS.
Creeping Bent. Tall Fescue.
Rod Top ' '
Fowl Meadow,
Floating
Meadow.
Bu. (14 lbs.)
Rough-Stalked
Meadow,
Timothy.
Alsike Clover.
SI 75: 50 lbs..
|6-oo:iooibs..'sii.oo: 200 ib.;
520.00. Smo 11 to n lbs. per ac t
22c Alfalfa or Dry Mixture.
This IS a mixture for dry. sandy soils and Iq
composed largely of Alfalfa Clovers. It is of rare
quality and gives magnificent pasturl? and
meadows. Bu.. $1.75; 100 lbs.. $12.00
26. FOR ORCHARD AND SHADB.
^J";^'^ ^(^I'tains sorts adapted for
^^^^^^'^F^''^- gi^^'^ ^'^h hay and wUl
please. Bu.. $1.75; 60 lbs.. $0.00; 100 lbs.. 011.75.
.1
T
OUR GREAT HOG PASTURE MIXTURES.
PERMANENT HOG PASTURE MIXTURE.
No. 23. Specially selected for a permanent hog pas-
ture on good, rich soils Splendid for this purpose,
sink their roots deeply, as a rule, and furnish a great
abundance of herbage. We cannot too strongly recom-
mend same for permanent pasture.
English Blue, Alsike Clover, ^ per acre.
Orchard Grass. White Clover. I 15 Ibs.at 12c.$ 1.80
Mammoth Clover, Timothy, f 50 lbs 5.75
Rough-Stalked Meadow, J 100 lbs 11.00
QUICK RESULTS HOG PASTURE MIXTURE.
No. 34. Th s mixture for pastures is renowned. It
has stood the test for years, and the increased sales an-
nually attest its popularity. Itcomes already into play
the first year, as the splendid Clover, Salzer's Giant In-
carnat or German Mammoth, enters largely into its com-
position. We are sure thatit will please everybody. It
is sold very cheap. This mixture insures splendid food
in the fist season— yes. luxuriant pasturage.
5lbs.Salzer'sGiant IncarnatClover.'l ^ ^ , ^ . ^
2 lbs. Salzer's Mammoth Clover. 14 lbs. (sufficient
2 lbs. Salzer's English Rye Grass. L for 1 acre. .$1.50
2 lbs. Salzer's Italian Rye Grass. f 50 bs 5.00
lib. Salzer's Creeping Bent Grass. 100 lbs 9.50
llb.Timothy,llb.BillionDollarGrassJ
LAUGH AND GROW FAT HOG PASTURE MIXTURE.
No. 26. For years we have made up different mixtures for hog pastures and they have been so immensely popular that a dozen seedsmen ai
now copying sanie. The "Laugh and Grow Fat" Mixture contains generally amonj? others the followine: Billion Dollar Grass Turnips. Amber Ca
Cow Peas, Velvet Bean. Soja Beans. Speltz. Bismarck Hog Food Peas. Rape. Vetches, Thousand Headed Kale. Oats. St. John s Rye. ^^^^om Corn Mil
^ SALZER'S SUPERIOR LAWN GRASS SEED.
It is the easiest thing in the world to grow a beautiful lawn. How often in our o wn city, as well
as in other towns, do we find people spending from $10.00 to $25.00 sodding a lot.
when 50c to $1.00 worth of Lawn Grass Seed would do the work, would do it better
and give a thicker swath and a greater growth than any sod you can find and put
on anywhere. There is nothing that gives quicker growth and a thicker sod than
Salzer's Superior Lawn Grass Mixture. It not only does well in the North, but
it does well in the East, West, South, and anywhere and everywhere, and makes
lawns, golf links, tennis courts, etc., as coft as velvet and preen as emer-
ald all summer. Tlie Salzer Superior Lawn Grass Seed will form a close,
thick turf in
' ' - kit
6 WEEKS' TIME.
If people only knew how comparatively easy it is to make a lawn with Salzer's
Lawn Grass Seed, the days of using sod, VFith all the attendant expense, would soon
be over. .
THE QUANTITY REQUIRED
for making new lawns Is 3 to 6 bushels, or 42 to 70 pounds, per acre, or for renova-
ting old lawns, 1 to 2 bushels. For a plot 16x20. or 300 square feet. 1 quart is required
for new. or 1 pint for renovating old lawns.
Sown with Sal3er*s Superior Lawn Mixture. A quart 2 Qts., 36c; 4 qt
of seed sows 15x20 or 800 sq. ft.; costs 25c postpaid. 100 IbS., $13.50.
PRICE: Pt., 15c; qt., 25c; 2 qts., 46c: 4 qts.. 85c, postpaid; bj express qt.. 20c;
ts., 36c; 4 qts.. 60c; 6 lbs.. $1.00; bu. of 14 lbs., $2.26; 20 lbs.. $3.00; bO lbs., $7.00;
NITRO-CULTURE.
What NITRO-CULTURE is— NITRO-CULTURE consists of nitrogen collecting Bac-
teria which work in the soil and on the roots of leguminous plants, having the power to col-
lect free nitrogen from the air and supply it to the plants. All plants need nitrogen, which
is very costly when obtained by chemical process. The remarkable increase of crop fre-
quently reported and caused by inoculation is due wholly to the large amount of mtrogem
collected from the air by the Bacteria.
The successful artificial inoculation of soils deficient in these
bacteria, is of recent date and is in its infancy. The outcome may
show this to be one of the greatest scientific agricultural discover-
ies of the age. , tt j *
Out of 3,540 tests reported to a certain date to United btates
Agricultural Department, there were 79 per cent, of successful
experiments— all showing increase, and some to a marvelous
degree. The exhibits of plants grown from inoculated seed in
pure sand, and the large foliage and great network-mass of warty
roots of same produced by inoculated Seed, and all shown besides
the dwarfed plants minus the nodules from non-inoculated seed,
—these seem almost the work of magic.
FULL DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR.
We shall be only too glad, upon receipt of 2c postage, to mail
,ou a circular fully describing this recent great scientific dis-
covery for Agriculture. This circular gives a full description of
the marvelous benefits derived from Nitro-Culture and we urge
every gardener and every farmer to obtain same.
We have Nitro-Culture especially prepared for the following:
1. Alfalfa or Lucerne, 9. Seradella, 16. SoJa Beans.
Th
ing i;
like
earl:
nific<
and
of hi
peck
seed
quai
thes
add
a ne
plan
send
Pota
Eye*
post
2. White Clover,
3. Lathyrus,
4. Vetch,
6. Field Peas,
6. Beggar Weed,
7. Red Clover,
8. Crimson Clover.
INOCULATED.
NOT INOCULATED.
10. Cow Peas, 17. GardenBeans,
11. Garden Peas, 18. Salt Bush.
12. Sweet Peas, 19. Alsike Clover,
13. Giant Incar- 20. Japan Clover,
nat Clover, 21. Velvet Beans,
14. Burr Clover, 22. Peanuts.
15. Esparsette,
PRICE OF NITRO-CULTURE.
Trial package for garden beans or peas ..$0.26
Trial package for farm seeds sufficient for Vb to n
acre, each kind • : v i =2
Packageperacreforany above 22 kinds, each 1.50
Package for 5 to 7 acres, any of above 22 kinds 6.00
Package for 10 to 14 acres w-O^
Special prices on large quantities.
INOCU'
LATED,
as
larg
long
bbl.
ond
ahl
WILD RICE SEED.
Slde'o^rTylrs" l^^fSl'^tr^'^c! dScks?Uese.Kns a^foThyr w!fd"glme°^ °' "^"'^^ ^'^^^^^
In sowing the best way to start same in lakes is to sow riirht along the shores and let same settle, or better still if you can
sow along: the shores to press same into the ground. This can be done by walking on the seed, sowing slowly.
All that IS really necessary IS to get the seed covered and any method that will answer this purpose will be satisfactory
^o.^he.rice as it will grow readily and when once established will keep the banks of your lake j and river« "'ell stocked with
Wild nee.
The seed this year s very scarce.
Price, pkg., 6c: % lb., 10c; lb., 30c; 4 lbs., $1.00. postpaid.
By express, lb., 26c; 4 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs. or more, nVtC a lb.
WILD CELERY SEED.
is another plant that is eagerly sought by wild geese, ducks, pigeons, etc., and adds a delicious flavor to the fowl.
Wild Celery can be treated the same as Wild Rice sown along the shores and banks of lakes and rivers and after once
seeded will take care of itself.
In sowing treat similar to Wild Rice.
Price, pkg., 6c; oz., 10c; K lb., 25c; lb., 75c, 3 lb", for $2.00; postpaid.
By express, lb., 66c ; 3 lbs. or more 60c a lb.
Time of Blooming. Pkt.
GOOD HONEY PLANTS.
Alyssum June-Oct. 5c
Anchusa 10c
Bartonia July-Sept. 5c
Borage July-Sept. 5c
Centaurea (Cyanus) June-Sept. 5c
Clarkia July-Sept. 5c
Cleome 10c 20c
Oz.
20c
40c
25c
15c
15c
20c
Klb.
60c
$1.25
60c
45c
35c
50c
40c
Lb.
$2.00
4.00
1.50
1.00
1.60
1.25
Time of Blooming.
Pkt.
Oz.
Lb.
Cynoglossum
.June-Sept.
5c
15c
40c
$1.00
. June-Aug.
5c
15c
40c
1.40
Mignonette ..
.July-Sept.
5c
10c
20c
.60
June-Sept.
5c
10c
30c
.90
Whitlavia . . .
June-Sept,
5c
20c
60c
1.80
All the above
(mixed) . ..
June-Oct.
15c
30c
1.00
PHACELIA (Tansy Leaved). Best of all Bee Foods.
BEE CI.OVER. This is much liked in Russia because of the mild honey it furnishes. The plants grow about three feet
- high and come into bloom very quickly: for that reason they can be had in bloom throughout the entire
season it sown four times during the summer. It requires about 4 lbs to sow an acre. The seed is small and should be covered but little.
Pkg., 10c; oz., 16c; 2 oz., 20c; % lb.. 36c; lb., $1.26.
I HONEY ANCHUSA.
Another very valuable honey plant;
blooms in about ten weeks after the
sowing of the seed, which is always
scarce to get. We are sure that a
irial of this seed will please and be
very profitable. Pkg.. lOc; oz.. 40c; %
lb.,Sl.25;lb..$4.00.
HONEY PLANT, CLEOME PUNGENS.
This plant, sown in the early spring, soon begins to grow and bloom, and from the hour the first blossom
shows, It IS continuously crowded and surrounded and kissed by the honey bee, and furnishes very excel-
'^."fv'^^rketable honey. We recommend everybody to give this splendid honey plant a trial, and you
will find that it is valuable in more than one way.
One oz. of seed will grow 25 feet square and give you a good trial. This sows thickly. It would re-
quire about 20 lbs., to properly seed a whole acre.
Price, pkg., 10c; oz., 20c; K lb., 40c; lb., $1.25; 6 lbs., $6.00. Larger lots special prices.
Salzer^s Northern Grown Seejd Potatoes!
Nothing gives us more genuine pleasure and satisfaction than the wonderful, yes, marvelous increase in our Seed Potato trade.
Seedsmen who have vis it Seed l^otato cellars marvel at the quantity of our choice stock, and wonder wliat we would do wiih all
of It. The IMMENSE POPULARITY of our Potatoes is accounted for by their being GROWN IN THE EXTREME NORTH. There is
reason m this— there is a world of difference between a Dakota Northern-grown Potato and an Eastern, or one grown along the
shores of lakes. We have taken Potatoes from Illinois, Michigan and New York and planted side by side with the same sorts from
our Dakota farms, and NEVER got more than a two-thirds crop. While our Dakota sorts would plow out by the hundreds of bush( Is
per acre, Michigan and Eastern Potatoes would give us 60, 80, and now and then an unusual yield of 100 bushels per acre. Now. our
gardener or farmer friends, if you plant K acre or 20 acres of Potatoes, it will pay you to buy your seed stock from us; that is, if early
varieties or great, glorious yielding varieties are what you are after. Why, we have hundreds of faruT-rs who buy regularly from
3 to 20 barrels a year for their seed, because it more than doubly pays them to do so. Think of 200. 300. 400, 500 and 600 bushels
per acre, and then compare the average yield you get.
Customers in the South.
,^ We begin shipping Potatoes to Texas. Alabama and the south the first of January. 1907. There is ilo Potato that does better in
those states than our great Salzer s Six Weeks and Salzer's Earliest, and for late "Scab Proof," and we assure customers they will be delighted
with them.
There are thousands of families liv-
ing in cities and country who would
iike to grow a few bushels of extra
early Potatoes, some of our mag-
nificent, sterling new varieties, y
and who do not wish, on account
of high express charges on a
peck or bushel of
seed to buy that
quantity. For
these we have
adopted
a new
fplan of
Bending
Potato
Eyes by mail
postpaid.
POTATO EYES POSTPAID, BY MAIL.
! Upon receipt of the Potato Eyes, if too early to plant, put in moist
earth and place in cool location without danger of freezing.
These are carefully packed wilh damp moss, and we war-
rant tliem to arrive in good condition for growing, no matter
how far away. In this way our customers can have the pleasure
of trying our new varieties at little cost. In sending the Eyes by
mail there is nothing to pay for transportation, as we pay all
postage. All orders for the South can be sent at any time in the
winter with safety. Orders for the North and West will be booked
when received, and sent when spring opens or planting time
arrives.
PRICE OF POTATO EYES, POSTPAID:
Price of all our Potato Eyes;
Per 20. Per 60. Per 100. Per 250, Per 1,000.
40c. 80c. $1.10. S2.50 $8.50.
^S^'Positively no less than 20 furnished of one kind at above price'^a^
With careful culture. 50 eyes produce 5 bushels: 250 eyes. 25 bushels.
POTATO SEED.
Carefully hybridized seed, suitable for experimental trials. You may, by planting this, in two years secure a new variety of merit,
little tubers the first year are about the size of small marbles. Pkt., 20c; oz., $1.60; oz.. $2.75; 1 oz.. $6.00.
The
CHEAP POTATOES
FOR $1.90 A BBL.
Customers often write us for
:heap Northern-grown Potatoes
have them. We arranj^e
barrel of such Potatoes
s we may often have a
rge stock of. We sell them as
jng as our stock lasts at $1.90 a
bl. Sometimes they contain sec-
inds and small ones, but they are
li Northern grown and cost but
1.90 a bbl.
SALZER^S ACME POTATO EYE
CUTTER.
Invented by a superannuated Congregational clergyman
in the East who is running a small farm. We have given
this Potato Eye cutter a great trial. It is splendid. Usi. g
eyes carefully cut with this Potato Eye Cutter you save
easily one-third of the seed. Where it requires otherwise
10 bu. of Potatoes to plant an acre, you will get just as
good a stand and just as early a yield from eVt bu.. if you
use the Acme Potato Eye Cutter.
Price, each, postpaid, 20c; per 3, 60c; per 10, $1.65.
Byexpress, each 17c; per 3,46c; per 10, $l.c/0.
SALZER'S EARLIEST POTATO.
On th? next page we say a few words about Salzer's Sunlight Potato, that new Potato, early *and quick as light, that comes to you bright and new for ypiir fav ors.
Salzer's Sunlight Potato unquestionably is the earliest white Potato for the market on earth; but it is new, it is rare, it is a tiQVclty,.and will be tried this year by just
350,000 FARMERS AND PLANTERS
in a small way— in peck, bushel and barrel lots. Some wide-awake market gardener or farmer will order at once three barrels and with careful cutting, plant an
acre therewith; but the greater bulk of the 350,000 Potato planters will buy and plant a plenty of Salzer ' 8 Earliest and Salzer's Early SIX Weeks Markeit
Potatoes, these two tried heroes of the early Potato fields. And now, a word about Salzer's Earliest Potato, that has for years challenged any seedsman on - earth
to produce an earlier. Not one seedsman could do it. (Salzer did it in Sunlight.) All the seedsmen, without an exception, have tried but failed. They can*t d o i t.
Why? Because you can't beat Salzer. He is up to date in earliest Potatoes and farm seeds, and in Salzer's Earliest we have a noble Potato, a Potato lit for a king,
— a very picture, a beauty, and marvelously productive. t .„ ^,
The John A. Salzer Seed Company consider this Potato (with the exception of the Sunlight Potato) the Earliest on Earth.
Next t J the Sunlight Potato, it is the earliest. For the past ten years we have tested every seedsman's earliest sort, and esi)ecially so the past six years, every earliest |
variety offered by seedsmen in Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, New York and other states, and have invariably found them from 5 to 25 days later than our extremely
early, extremely fine Salzer's Earliest Potato. There are thousands upon thousands of market gardeners and market farmers who will fully corroborate what we:
say regards Salzer's Earliest Potato. There is positively no Potato in America to-day besides our Sunlight, that can touch it in earliness by from 6 to 25 days.
Take our word for it, no matter what seedsmen or merchants will tell you, Salzer's Earliest is the earliest Potato in the world. . i
This prince of Earliest Potatoes heads the list. That's the place for it. It has earned this proud distinction on account of its being the earliest in tjie wcrld-
thati s, the earliest introduced for general culture. Earliest? Yes, for it has ripened tubers fit to eat in but 30 days— 4 W.eekS. "Vyiio. would have though t that pos-j
sible ten years ago? Indeed this is the earliest Potato in the world; at least proven 6 to 12 days earlier alongside of over 60 seedsmen s earliest sorts. We do not think
that for earliness, enormous productiveness and fine appearance, for strong, vigorous growth, excellent flavor and early ripening quality, any praise, no ma,tter how
strong, is too high for its merits. Salzer's Earliest is none of your weakly, dwarfish things; it is full of life, vigor and healthf ulness. and as SOOn as planted,
sprouts quickly, apparently determined to get there weeks ahead of Its relatives, and so it does. And, Sir, it does it every time. It is the great i
Earliest Potato, and, although it is being crowded by our Peerless Six Weeks, it still leads as the Champion Early Potato of the WOrldl No Potato yet intro
duced, excepting our Sunlight, gets there quicker, is of finer form, sells more quickly than Salzer's Earliest. Its friends are legion. It is a seedling of that celebrat-
ed Triumph or Stray Beauty type, but is earlier than either and twice as prolific.
THE JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.
made this remarkable test: It placed Salzer's Earliest and Salzer's Earliest Six Weeks Market Potato on their mettle! They planted them in ordinary, reasonably
rich black sandy land and ordered them to be good and show what they could do. Here is the actual (weighing all Potatoes, big and small) result. There were,
however, very few small potatoes, as both of these sorts, as a rule, produce only large Potatoes. They were planted the same day, dug the same day, and here is
the grand result.
First acre dug very early,
yielded only:
Salzer's Earliest 84 bu Sold at $1.60 a bu.
Six Weeks Market 64 " ** " 1.50 "
Third digging— 1 acre,
two weeks later:
437bu. at 60c a bu.
478 " '* 60c "
Fourth digging — 1 acre,
when fully ripe:
503 bu. from 1 acre of Earliest
645 " •* 1 " " Six Weeks
Second digging — two weeks
later, 1 acre:
Yielded 166 bu. at $1.10 a bu.
** 201 1.00 **
Is not that a glorious yield, a splendid record, a magnificent showing? One to be proud of, one to boast of, one that you, Mr. Farmer, can have this year if you
will. Now, Salzer's Earliest is a lovely Potato; beautiful as a bride; handsome as a peach, charming as a flower, and then it is early, early, early! It is the great
early Potato of to-day. Look at above record. It will sell anywhere at $1.50 a bushel on account of its extreme earliness.
PRICE OF SALZER'S EARLIEST POTATO:
1 lb., postpaid, 35c; 3 lbs., $1.00; by freight, pk., 60c; % bu.. $1.00; bu., $1.65; bbl., $3.75; 3 bbls.. $1 1.00.
Carefully Hybridized Potato Seed-one package may grow 25 different sorts— Package, 20c; 4 oz., $1,50,
JOHN A. iSALZE
ANTS, SEEDS AVD TOOLSV'LA' CROSSE" WIS. = '128
_ - - v^^^, .u^^x x^ivvvjjj:,^ vvio. 121
JALZCR'J vSUNLlOH7^P<3TATO
I^L}^%y'^?^ ^ better name, a name denoting i .^^-.....^^.^^.......-^ ' ^"^^ * ' ^ * •
• the want of a better name, a name denoting
1 Co 1? Sunlight Potato. If we could i^nd a better
light? Does It not travel faster than the telegraph, tel^
L^'^n' "^IK^^^^l ^^^e^^ strides thaA any
light IS an right. It IS expressive; it means spraethine
grown white Potato on earth. But then you s^ay riJht
earliest Potato on earth. That is so; up to the advent of
r^li^r,/^'^^ as"absolu?ely the ear.
People told us not to try and improve Salter's Earliest
they said that Salzer's Earliest is good enough Well
I.Y/.V^"*Q°"r- "t"^ Salzer's Sunlight brings joy on its rapid
Thlr. the gloom of "shortness
There is no fun farming without money, and. oh. had
ago^ we would have made mints of money at market ear-
eighty days and we sold them for $l.00a bushel
Now, What is Salzer's Sunlight
Potato's Parentage ?
its doin^r well everywhere.
ft orlglnatea through crossing: with two of the earHest
potatoes known. I am proud to say that the John A. Sal-
zer Seed Co. is the introducer of tliis noblest of all earlv
Potatoes. Description: The tubers are of beautiful
shape and appearance, rather being inclined to oblone.
broad but not, very thick. The eyes are shallow; the
color of the skin is that peculiar white which character-
izes the best potato. Indeed, it is a handsome, attractive
Potato. The growth of the vines is dense and robust
compact. This isia vorable to. close planting for
extreme early. It is also a magnilicenl main
crop potato. There are many people who plant
but one potato. To such we woul^ not hesitate
to recommend Salzer's Sunligl^ on account
of its being a splendid potato When -earlv a
splendid potato when used in sujiime^ or tku
or winter or early spring, as we otirselv^s keot
this potato, also the Six Weeks Market twelve
months after' digging! indeed, Salzer's Sun-
light is one of the very best keeping potatoes
that we know of. In table 'igualtt-' Salzer's
Sunlight is unconditionally equal to 'the very
best potato known. The flesh Is white as show
and flavor, texture and quality perfect. As *
I cropper would refer to David Daniel
Tucker's test. 603 bushels per acre
is all that any farmer expects from
a potato. The tubers grow close
together in the hills and are not at
all backward about crowding each
other, and they roll out grandly and
nobly at digrring time. There are
but few small potatoes in a hill,
nearly every one being merchanta-
ble. As an early potato Sunlight
is ahead of any that we have ever
tried, and we have tried every sort
obtainable. Varieties likeThorough-
bred, Bovefe, Freeman, Acme, Early
Michigan, Early Ohio and hundreds
of other so-claimed early potatoes
-—all such take a back seat, because
Salzer's Sunlight is immeasurably
ahead of them. We have three po-
tatoes that are earlier than other
seedsmen's earliest. First comes
Salzer's Sunlight, tnen Sal-
zer's Earliest, then Salzer's
Six Weeks Market. These
three potatoes have proved
themselves earlier
than any other seeds-
men's earliest sorts.
But Sunlight is the
earliest of all. One
great feature of Sai-
ler's Sunlight Pota-
to is, that when the
weather is dry and
jthcre are weeks
Erithout rain, and
ther potatoes plant-
d near by do poor-
r, Salzer's Sun-
ght will keep right
5f growing, snapping
s fingers at the
rought, smiling at
16' cloudless sky and
roducing a tremen-
ous crop of extra
h o i c e beautiful
(rljr potatoes, so that as
potato for general purposes we can
"Mirtily recommend same, as we are
of
greater quickness, describing rapidity, telling of light,
for public favor, this new earliest Potato on earth
name we would take it, but then, what is faster than
phone, or steam, and does not Salzer's new white f>otato
other Potato known to-day? Therefore, the name sun-
It must stand, and stand it will, for this earliest, quickei
on the next page you describe Salzer's Earliest as the
this new one, Salzer's Earliest has been considered W
hest Potato on earth, but to-day Sunlight Ts earlier
Potato, not to attempt to produce an ear er one ^^cause
denmg. Thirty year s ago the Early Ohio plodded 'Jln^^f^
Now, Salzer's Sunlight, What
Can You Do?
bi^^'/ht^r^ftf^^i^'"^''?^?^^^' t^tJi and nothing
« ? Be quick in your talking. ''Mr. Parmer I
but ^^T^'f i^. talking. I have h'ad no tim^ to^eaf n ;
and hrl^/f h"""! ^''"'''^1^'^ quickly, sell myself quickly
and bnng the farmer back money quickly; I'll tell vou how
ivv^^^J?-^^^^i -3 Salze^r crossed m e w?th
l l^r^.^^J'^^Au'^^'^^ Potatoes he had. From that seed-bail
tuXx^' All my companions said when I was vet little
thev wL^^S^f^^'^^^^ grown so much fJttl than
tney. VVheti' Salzer sawme, he shouted outright: 'Earliest
.thing on earth!' I didn't know then what he meant.
. .He dug me.caref ully and wrapped me in some soft
'Stuff and kept me in an iron vault until spring,
vfi® "^f ^ £Vfrjiid I M^ould get away from him; He
.gien treated me to a dose of something strong and
piantecl me on a sunny south hillside. Gee Willi-
gifinsi but I grew there, and was in bloom and fit for
enting bfcfore my companions were set. When
Salzer saw that, he shouted again, 'Earliest Pota-
£P earth!' . .By that fall I had grown to be a
fushel basketful and from then on I xnultiplied
tast* The following year he made me. grow two
crops at La Crosse on the same field during the
Samesummer, which I did without a miitmur;and
when he dug the last crop, he shouted,
'Greatest Potato on earth !' When I ap-
peared for the first time in stores, finely
dressed ladies would look at me and
say, 'Ohv hbw beautiful!' and order
some at $3.00 a bushel; then they Would
cook and • boil me, and how they did
praise my . beauty and earliness and
flavor. lam now going to quit talking
about myself. Only this, I am so sorry
that all of my other Potato companions
are so envious of me, becauso 1 am so
I
NINE MONTHS.
much bigger and sell so much quicker
when still young than they do. But
you see, I was born to be the earliest.
I hope that you will let me grow on
your farm this year."
DAVID DANIEL TUCKER
made this remarkable record on riqh,
black, sandy, quick soil. . He
planted late, but Sunlight gre^
rapidly and proved a tremen-
dously quick cropper. After
growing five weeks, he
dug and Sunlight yielded
140 bushels per acre: ^f-
ter growing six andahalf
weeks, he dug and Sun-
light yielded 250busijels
per acre; after growing
eieht weeks, he dug- and
Sunlight yieliaed 656
bushels per acre^ When
thoroughly ripe,Stinlight
produced 603 bushels per
acre for Mr. Tticier.
That's immense/ tljlt's
glorious, and suclia mag-
nificent potato! it is all
richness. Nothing poor
about it. It's the biggest
cropping, early white po-
tato out.
MR. FARMER.
. Well\now,Mr.Farmer,how did you
' lik« above talk of Sunli^rht Potato?
t he modest? He doesn't brag, not a bit.
Told only facts in such a straightforward
way. This is the reason we like Salzer's Sun-
light Potato, that earliest white Potato on
. earth. We are sure that no potato that ever
■ . .. . Rrew will give you such tremendous satis*
'jV/ faction s^r.!~cr';i SunUght. ., '
0.
rn
d ask $30.00 a barrel for it. Salzer don't
Tl,' -O *. i • • ' 1 -v ..II,-. /f. IIM 'J J.u.vi.iv.ci .i^ ^.Cf ;i J
^i^filight is a'yieldeffi' It's not? i smgg^rar it's teadV to work and
> weeks he dug per acre 140 bushels: at^the end Of 6^' wteL, 25oTtisli6^^^^^^
TA^l^ll'i^^^^^.f!}^.!^ vigor, new life,- ne^ yl^ld^ng J^alilies! an e^e^n ^ds^aHad'^liK-new ^blLd^e^
'hat
'pleaf
Woi
-LLE
U lb. 50o; 8 lbs.. $1.00. postpaid: by f^i^:^:^o^T:, ^! $12?^^^^. ^l^H^ ^
-^^Ojttct;.' V Hybrldrzed Potato seed! package'. 20c, fi oz $2 oo.'^'^'^
'It)8.,j, $4.50; 3 bbls., $12.50.
129 BUY SALZER^S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CJLlMh^
SALZER'S FAMOUS BLISS TRIUMPH POTATO.
Extremely prolific and a full week in advance of Early Rose. (Sanie as. Improved Bermuda. Stray Beauty, etc.) Colpr, « beautiful li^ht
red. Size, medium. Growth, very uniform. Shape, nearly round. The flesh is white; very mealy when cooked. This potato is in exceedingly htkh
favor with Southern market gardeners and truckers, and is shipped to the Northern markets in enormous quantities in the early spring, it grows
also well in the North. The eyes are slightly depressed and the skin is smooth, making a handsome early potato in barrel or basket. Its beauty, good
quality, extreme earliness and great productiveness make it highly profitable. «^ ./v ^
Lb., 30c ; 3 lbs., 75c, by mail, postpaid; by express or freight, pk., 60c; M bu., $1.00 ; bu., $1.50 ; barrel, $3.25.
SALZER'S EARLIEST
SIX WEEKS MARKET POTATO
Stand aside! Clear the track! Make room for this noble Potato, this monarch of early general purpose Pota-
toes! None in the wide world are its equal. It stands alone as the great earliest general purpose Potato !
It is without question that the Earliest Six Weeks Market Potato, which we describe on this and the next
Dages is the best Potato of the age. It is ahead of Salzer's Earliest in quality and yield, but is not quite so early,
but is 10 days earlier than Early Michigan, Bovee and such "claimed earliest sorts." There is another great ad-
vantage in planting Salzer's Earliest Six Weeks Market In preference to any other earlier sort, namely, it is al-
ways a reliable yielder. Salzer's Earliest Six Weeks Market, which we call ^'earliest because it is a great iniprove-
ment on the common Six Weeks Market, has never failed us to product extremely early, very large tubered Pota-
toes. A little later than Salzer's Earliest, but always sure. ^ ...... . . , i /
It is the great general purpose Potato of the world to-day. By this we mean that it is good extremely early, fit for
market everywhere in six weeks. It is good for midsummer, it is good for late summer, it is good for fall, and it is magnifi-
cent to put up into winter quarters, where it will keep splendidly all winter and give you the finest flavored, best quality
eating Potatoes imaginable. We can never tire extolling the merits of Salzer s Earliest Six Weeks Market Potato. There
is really no Potato that is its superior except our new Sunlight, and if we had but one Potato to plant, that would be the
Potato every time. The yield the past season was astonishingly large, acre after acre yielding from 200 to 400 bushels
per acre. It is a wonderful Potato in every respect.
Market Gardeners and All Others Who Grow Potatoes:
What could you afford to give for Potatoes that will produce^fine. large, beautiful tubers six weeks from planting,
which is two or more weeks ahead of any other kind, if you knew they would positively produce such results? SAL-
ZER'S EARLIEST SIX WEEKS MARKET is worth its weight in gold for a start of seed to many market gardeners, as
with it they can get the fancy prices before other kinds come to market We offer tor your consideration the ac-
comnanying report from the originator, who has been a potato grower all his life, and is now 64 years old. and from oth-
ers whose full addresses are on file in our office. After reading these you cannot longer doubt that this is a most re-
markable variety. This new Potato originated in
Ohio. The originator says: "They have created such
excitement in my neighborhood that I could sell the
whole crop to my neighbors at a fancy price. Grows
medium to large size, oblong to round shape, light,
flesh-colored SKin; white flesh; very smooth shape;
eyes even with the surface: tubers grow close together
in the hill. The Potatoes begin to form when the vines
are only 4 or 6 inches high. The tops and tubers grow
rapidly, and at six weeks from planting are of a line
marketable size. As a table Potato they are not ex-
celled; even for late spring they keep sound andsolid.
They grow so rapidly and mature so early that the potato
bugs have no chance at all. making their crop, if planted
;arly. before the young bugs become numerous: while
1 Salzer's Six Weeks beat
1 the world/
A Secret
'* The great secret as to making money
in Potatoes is to plant heavy-producing
early and late varieties. Now I plant an-
nually 40 acres: one-third Salzer's Earli-
est and Salzer' s Sunlight, the next third
Salzer's wonderful Earliest Six Weeks
Market, and thfi other third, the Million\
Dollar or any Salzer's late sorts; they
are all heavy \vielders. I always make
money — no matter how low the price.
I never got less than $1.00 for Salzer's
Earliest and 80c for Earliest Six Weeks,
becasue they are earlier than any other.
Nozu, neighbor, begin this year bv trying
Salzer's Potatoes^ and plant as I do."
for yield they are wonderful, consideriM&theirearliness
<®"In 1898, 490 bushels; in 1899, 654 bushels; in 1901, 473 buJhels; in 1902, 587 bushels; In 1903, 602 bushels; in 1904. 593 bushels earU
est large Potatoes from one acre.
Salzer^s Earliest Six Weeks Potato Resists Every Drought.
This potato has a great record as a drought resister. Why. sir. out in Dakota it laughs and scoffs at droughts I The dnr feather don't hur^
It's the great PoUto for everywhere on account of its resisting the extreme dry changes, and Six Weeks has made
'"^"^Now'^wftVsa^ier's Six Weeks Market you have a Potato, if you do not want it for early, it will do splendidly to put in your cellars for
late as iTis a great keepe^^^ Indeed, the Six Weeks Market Potato, not only is an extra early Potato, but is a Potato that is good all summer
anTall fall through and is fit for sale any time after 40 to 60 days from planting, although many of our customers had Potatoes, as you will find
b? the testimon^^^^^ in less time than above. We know you will like this Potato, its shape, its color, its size, its quality, its yield. In fact, it is a per-
feet Potato in every respect. rv^- a r% ^i^tn<^ •Jr^T^ ^
Out m Spmk County, South Dakota.
Out in South Dakota there lives a farmer who is happy every day of the year. Some seven years ago we induced him to plant 30 acres to Sal-
zer»s Sb^ Wee^s Mark^^^ That very fall he received from a New York seedsman $1800.00 for his 30 acre crop^ a nd^ since then e^^^^^
and every year, though potatoes
$1400 a year, and that only on
it not pay you, Mr. Farmer, to try an acre or two this year?
'though potatoerofteVwere^^^^ all. his potato receipts average him on this ?0 acres planting-
and that only on 30 acres. That makes him happy. He puts his wkole planting into Salzer's Early Six Weeks Market. Would
PRICE OF SALZER'S GREAT EARLIEST SIX WEEKS POTATO:
Pk.. 65c; bu.. $1.40; bbl.. $3.00; 2 bbls.. $6.90; 6 bbls., $14.60; 10 bbls., $28.00.
JOHN A. SALWS^E-dV(!,!^^^kHiibUty%Vfu'A^N^iy.^
SIX WEEKS
Fis a proud Potato. There
f is reason for it. It takes
First Premium wherever
exhibited. It is so hand-
some, so splendid a sort.
Forney Stall, Galveston,
Texas: *I planted an acre
Salzer's Six Weeks. I soldi
$400.00 worth Extra Early
Potatoes and had enough
for my family besides, —
your Sunlight can't be
beat either."
N. Barbeau, Belle PI aine,
I Wis.:*'Your Six Weeks
J Market Potato is the
I earliest I have ever
grown."
Jackson Brown, Long Rapids, Mich.:
The Six Weeks Market Potato we com-
menced to use 40 days after planting and
used them all summer. There is no bet-
ter potato." I
Mrs. Hannah Trovillo, Midland, O.:
We have just dug our Six Weeks Mar-
ket Potatoes. They are very fine— are
the earliest we have ever seen."
George W. Beardslee, Wichita, Kan.:
* We beg to report that the seeds ordered
of you last spring are all right, notably
so the Six Weeks Potatoes, and Cabbage
and Onion Seeds."
f|( 9 Months.
Sju«er*s Earliest Potato keeps splen-
didly, cooks and eats splendidly for 9
months after ripel
George A. Triplett, Ironwood, Mich.:
The Six Weeks Potatoes did splendidly.
They will go 400 bu. per acre,"
O. Lindemann, Paw Paw, Mich.:
"I planted two barrels Salzer's Six
Weeks. They are the grandest Po-
tatoes I ever saw. They are pro-
nounced the finest, earliest and
best in this county by all who saw
them. Will yield fully 200 bu."
R. Taylor, Ashland Co., Wis.: "One
pound Early Six Weeks Market Potato
yielded 147 pounds of fine, sound, smooth
tubers: produced marketable potatoes
in Blx weeks."
J. G. Koss, Tenn.: **I had a load of
your Six Weeks Potatoes in Nashville
in just 42 days after planting."
J. M. Scharf, Brown Co., S. D.: "Fit
for table in 30 days. Nothing ever in-
troduced like it."
E. G. Smith, Minn.: "Sold a load in
Minneapolis market for $1.10 a bushel
18 days after planting."
J. F. Hoffmann, Mindora: *'It is the
earliest Potato. Ripe in 6 weeks."
Geo. Koenig, 111.: ^'It is a dandy. Po-
tatoes in 40 days fit for a king.^'
W. A. Walker, Ind.: "42 days after
planting I dug one peck from 3 hills.**
A. E. Ord, Fayette Co., Tex.:
•"•Greatest, earliest Potato on
earth. I make no exception. Fit
to eat in 28 days, to sell in 38
days."
Hear Salzer's Earliest Six Weeks
Market Potato's Friends Talk.
We could introduce more than 10,000 letters of pleased customers who have grown and used Salzer's famous Early Six
Weeks Market Potato. We publish a few as found below:
H. C. Rush. Meridian, Miss.: "The Early Six Weeks
Potato is far superior to anything I have ever seen here for
early Potatoes, and for table purposes they are unexcelled.
My neighbors say they are the best they have ever eaten.
It is a heavy producer."
/p,r A-r EARLY V D SAID TOBETHE rjirrrr
^REATiix wEEKS PSTATo EARLItST "^.h'Se" World
Fred A. Sleezer, Newark, 111.: "Last spring I thought you
told big stories about big Potatoes, but having tried a barrel
of your Early Six Weeks, I am ready to swallow almost any-
thing you say. Everyone here wants your Early Six Weeks
Market Potatoes."
SAID TO BE THE
ALL DAY LONG. We could keep on
with testimonials and good words and
praises on this Potato all day long. The
above suffices to demonstrate to you that
it is one of the very earliest in the world
and at the same time one of the very best
early Potatoes that has ever been pro-
duced, and we accordingly recommend
same to anybody and everybody who wants a really early Potato. Several Seedsmen are offering a Potato for Six Weeks that is not genuine. To get the
*; ue balzers Six Weeks Market buy only of us. Our stock is 20 days ahead of Michigan seed.
It is the Great Mortgage-Lifting Potato,
I hat is, 10 acres of this early Potato, fit for market in six weeks, will bring, in nine out of ten markets in America, 90c per bushel, or for 10 acres, on an
/(^*1^5k^^ ?X*v ^2? bushels per acre $2,700.00. Now, that pays. That lifts the mortgage and buys lots of things you have long wanted!
Wny, October lOtn, Mr. Wm. Brownell, a LaCrosse County farmer, received from us a check for $894.30 for Potatoes grown op less than 6 acres.
otV^ xo-IS^PJ'^tJ"^"* t to pay off the last mortgage on his farm, and that is what you, Mr. Farmer, can positively do if you plant plenty of Salzer's
HIA. WhliKS Potato. It is the best for general market, best flavored, best early Potato we know of. In addition to this, it is a Potato you can sell every
month in the year, because it has magnificent keeping qualities ahead of every other early variety.
PRICE OF SALZER'S NORTHERN GROWN EARLIEST SIX WEEKS POTATO.
1 lb., postpaid. 35c; • lbs., $1.00; by frelgnt, pk., 65c; 3 pis.. $1.15; bu., $1.40; bbl., $3.00; 2 bbls., $5.90; 5 bbla., $14.50 ; 10 bbls., $28,00.
'.hat !
ileal
1 . wlT
LLEH
SALZER'S FAST MAIL POTATO COLLECTION, ONLY $3.50.
Here is a Potato Gollection that wins and pleases, and will gratify and capture everyone. It has the four earliest potatoes known in the world, as
also three pecks of Gov. La Follette. It is the collection that we are sure will please you, for the potatoes contained therein are matchless sorts.
There i? nothing on the wide earth earlier than Sunlight, and no Potato so beautiful in appearance as Salzer's Earliest, while the other sorts are gems
and unapproachable in quality and yield. The great advantage gained in buying Salzer's Potato Collection is. for a small sum you get a start with
five great varieties. From these you select the best sorts adapted to your soil and clime. ' They will pay you 500 per cent, profit. Try it for 1907.
We use the Ideal Cultivator, the Combined Harrow and Acme Potato Planter in our Potato farming; that pays.
SALZER'S FAST MAIL.
Have you ever seen the fast
mail train flying by at the rate
of 60 to 80 miles an hour? Is it
npt a stupendous sight?— and
what the fast mail does for
rapidity this new potato named
Fast Mail is to do for earliness
in the potato field. It is a mar-
velous early potato and hence
its well chosen name.
It is a magnificent, new, ex-
tremely early, extremely fine,
extremely well-flavored, ex-
tremelyhealthy and extremely
prolific White Potato. It is
tremendous yielder, elegant
and fine in every respect.
W c are sure that everybody
vill be pleased and delighted
therewith.
Price: Pk„ 75c; 14 bu.. $1.25;
bu., $2.00; bbl., $4.50.
2. DAN PATCH.
Who lias not heard of Dan Patch?
The fleetest steed in America.
Now the introducer of this Potato
says of it, "I call same Dan Patch
because I believe there is no potato
on earth earlier than same. It is a
seedling of the Famous Extra Early
Ohio. It resembles same in shape but
it gets there quicker and I think is
finer flavored and is surely a far
heavier yielder. It is the finest extra
early potato that I know of."
To above from the introducer's pen,
we wish only to add thatour own trial
substantiates every word that he says.
Ripeinbut41 days. Isnotthatmarvel-
ous — and then such big beauties too !
Price: Lb., 50c; 3 lbs. for $1.00,
postpaid. By freight: Pk., 80c: Vi
bu., $1.25; bu., $2.00; bbl., $4.00.
SALZER'S
EARLIEST.
See
Page
127
For
This
Wonder !
SALZER'S
SUNLIGHT.
Page
128
Tells
All
About
It!
6. GOV. LA FOLLETTE.
Lives there a farmer who has not
heardof Gov. LaFollctte of Wisconsin?
He was thrice elected Governor and
now United States Senator against the
combined opposition of the railroads,
and Trusts and Oil Interests and Cor-
porations and disgruntled Politicians.
Money was freely spent to defeat La
Follette, but the people and farmers
arose in their might and by their ballot
proclaimed that "La Follette was
right."
Now our new Gov. La Follette Po-
tato is a wonder of its kind and is a
great deal like the Governor. When
placed in the ground this Potato gets
right up and begins to grow and grow <
and grow and would be ashamed if
there was any other Potato on earth,
no matter what the name or sort or kind, that could outstrip' it in
yield and quality and in health and vigor of growth. The tubers
are large, running from oblong to long and cook mealy and white.
Mark our word: This Potato is the biggest yielder on earth!
1 11)., postpaid. 50c. Price by freight, 1 pk., $L00; bu., $1.25*
3 pks.. $1.65; 1 bu., $2.00; 1 bbl.; $4.90; 3 bbls., $13.00!
I
SALZER'S FAST MAIL COLLECTION, $3.50.
We know you will be surprised how we can sell this magnificent Fast Mail Potato Collection, composed of five of the grandest Potatoes on earth, separately
packed in a barrel, for but $3.50, bUt wc wish to give these Potatoes a wide-spread distribution^ bence the low price.
The great advantage gained in buying this Collection is, that for $3.50 you get a start with 5 of the best varieties on earth; from these you select the sorsort or ts
best adapted to your soil and climate.
THE FAST MAIL POTATO COLLECTION, FOR ONLY $3.50, CONTAINS
^ r 2 Pecks SALZER'S FAST MAIL Price $1.26 ^
Yp ^ F^ii 2 DAN PATCH 1.25
%^ I 3,.** SALZER'S EARLIEST 1.40
JIJ^ ^ll i i 1 Peck SUNLIGHT.... .75
%if\^9%y\/ 3 Pecks GOV. LA FOLLETTE 1.65
111 Pecks
Total.
$6.30
r
In all 11 pecks, separately packed,
Catalogue price of $6.30, we sell for
but $3.50. 1 bbl., $3.50: 3 bbls., $10.40.
^^Carefully hybridized Potato Seed of endless varieties for t xperimental trial. Pkg., 20c: H oz., $1.50.
1. Salzer's Prize Taker.
Has -taken first prize at more than 80
fairs. It's a remarkable Potato, big yielder,
and has had a tremendous sale. It is more
oblong than long, though our illustrations
show It longer than it really, as a rule,
grows. It IS a Potato that if you have once
Planted same and put it into your cellars
winter use. you will want it a second
hme. You will want it right along. The
flesh is pure white, floury, rich and deli.-
Clous m flavor. Tubers are large and with-
stand drought exceedingly well. It is an
extremely prolific, healthy variety. Price
lb., 40c; 3 lbs.. $1.00, postpaid; by freight!
pk.. 75c; 2 pks.. $1.25; bu., $2.00; bbl.. $4.00.
2. Prosperity.
A wonderful Potato,
white in color and
whiteinyield. By this
we mean it would be
ashamed of itself if it
did not give you 600 to
800 bushels of hand-
some. large, fine white
potatoes per acre!
Prosperity is dirt
cheap at $4.00 a
barrel! It's a won-
derful Potato!
Price, pk., $1.00;
bu.. $1.75: bbl., $4.00.
3. Daughter of Early Rose.
TheKarly Rose was for forty
years the great "Earliest" Po-
tato. Of course, it has now
taken a back seat as to earli-
ness. butits Daughter, intro-
duced by us, surpasses the old
Rose in earhness, yield, beauty,
charming qualities, splendid
yields. It's like itonly inshape,
but about 50 per cent, better in
quality. You will fall in love
with it. It will capture your
heart, delight your palate.
^ Pric*. pk.. 75c; 2 pks., $1.00;
bu..$ 1.75; bbl., $4.00.
4.
White
Ohio.
See
Page
134.
... SALZER S PRrZE~CmXECTr ON FOR $3 25 A BAR P^
5. Salzer's Scab Proof Potato.
Every pound we had of Salzer's New Scab Proof Pd.
tato sold last year readily and quickly at $1.00 a poundL
And dirt cheap it was at this for so great and wonderfufi
a potato. It IS a tremendous yielder, a marvelouslT
beautiful potato. Six hundred bushels per acre is possL
ible everywhere! And then it is Scab Proof-absoluteil
ly vScab Proof. Thus we have found it atid •26,00'
A^ni^Tiff 1 o'^^^^v ^^st year will aflirm-to it X
Absolute Scab Proof Quality. ' ■ ■ ^\
ITS SCAB PROOF QUALITY '
makes this potato very. very, very cheap af $4.50 a'W )
reh for a barre of Scab Proofs are good for 200 bushels
41 S'''?*^^" "^i^.'J $1,00; postpaid: by freight ,.k. „
' $1-00; 3_pks., $1.50; bu.. $ 2.0 0; bbl., $4.50; 3 bbl s.. $12.00 ^
$3.25{LLls^^iii:;J
. From thes(.iat
This great Prize lea^
>Vor
In all, 11 pecks, separately packed, for only $3.25; i
bbl,, $3.26; 3 bbls., $9.50; lObbls.. $28 GO.
•, .LEI
and Id^earCulti^ktorAll found oVp^^^^ the Acme Potato Planter, costs onl,
MX
^ThE NEWT
L^ooTorool
I ^^'^ ACRE
m
m
t
1. Salzer's
Six Weeks.
Bee
Pages
129
and
130
for
Descrip-
tion.
Price: P k . ,
3o: bu., $1.40;
ijbl., $3.00.
2. Early Wisconsin.
On the trial farms of
the Rural New Yorker
—the great eastern
farm paper — Salzer's
Early Wisconsin
Potato yielded at the
rate of 736 bushels per
acre! It's a splendid
Potato, of superlative
quality, very rich,
mealy, and of deliRht-
ful flavor! Good times
are wherever this Pota-
to grows.
Price: Lb., 40c; 3 lbs.,
$1.00, postpaid; by
freight, pk., 60c: bu..
$ioO; bbl., $3.50.
3. Gov, Folk,
Is there an American who has
not heard of Gov. Folk— the man
who made the grafters and
boodlers of St. lyouis come to time
and sent the thieves behind prison
bars? With us it proved a tremen-
dous yielder, a strong, healthy, fine,
vigorous, new blue-blooded vari-
ety, sure to please every farmer
whether Republican or Democrat!
Gov. Folk is a great variety; on
our trial grounds it outstripped
everything this year, a row 1,200
feet long yielding at the rate of
1,403 bushels fine big tubers per
acre. It's a bringer of good times.
Price: Lb., 35c; 3 lbs., $1.00, post-
paid; by freight, pk., 60c; bu., $1.75;
bbl.. $4.00; 3 bbls. $11.50.
4. New Burbank.
Everybody praised
the old Burbank
Potato, than which no
better white Potato
ever grewl but it has
run out. Our new
creation embodies all
the old good qualities
and adds many new
ones! It's the fi n e s t
eating and one of the
greatest white yielding
Potatoes known.
Price: Lb., 40c; 3 lbs.,
$1.00, postpaid; by
freight, pk., 60c; bu.,
$1.50; bbl., $3.60.
5. Salzer'8 Good Times Potato.
Now, this Good Times Potato is going to come in for its
share of the credit among farmers in making good times.
Ordinarily, the Potatoes are very large, fill a bushel quickly,
are of fine grain, fine white color, cook finely and like a snow-
ball, and are of quality unsurpassed. It is a Potato to stick
to for all purposes, and one that will give the farmer tremend-
ous satisfaction.
It Won Glorious Prizes.
More than 500 farmers entered Salzer's Good Times Potato
at County Fairs and at each and every one where exhibited
Salzer's Good Times took the first prize and well it may for
its record of
620 Bushels Per Acre
is a proud one, and it is a yield it stands ready to give to you,
Mr. Farmer, if you will try same this season.
Price: Lb.. 40c: 3 lbs.. $1.00, postpaid; by
ft., pk., 60c; 3pks., $1.25; bu., $1.50; bbl., $3.60.
SALZER'S GOOD TIMES POTATO COLLECTION. $3.00.
Wc feel constrained to say that this is one of the very best Potato collections we have ever sent out, and we believe that our farmer friends will
Ifind them of superlative value, and that they will never, never regret buying the Good Times Collection.
1^^^ - — — fs Pecks Salzer's Six Weeks Potato $1.16 1 Catalog Price $5.10
1^^^ 1 Peck Early Wisconsin -60 i ^11 11 pecks, separately packed, for only
1^1% ^ III 1^3 Pecks Gov. Folk 150 $3.00. 1 bbl., $3.00; 3 bbls., $8.60;
■ 1 Peck New Burbank 60 i 10 bbls.. $27.00.
I 1 3 Pecks Good Times 1.26J
;OHN A. SALZER ^EED_C0£SCATAI^C R;£^-^^^ PLAm>>. SK hU. iuux... X >v;c^
SALZER^S EXTRAEARLY OHIO~POTAm
Fancy northern-grown stock. Fo
several years past we have been ha\
ing these grown in the noted Re<
River Valley, about 400 miles nof t
of La Crosse, and careful tests hav
proven them to be fully ten day
earlier than the common grow
stock. This is a great advantage t
the gardener, and puts this variet
at the head, second only to Salzer^
Earliest Six Weeks. Sunlight and c
course Salzer's Earliest. It isa sn«
Cial favorite with marketmen. an
one of the most profitable potatoe
they can grow. The sprout is ver
strong, and the vines grow erec
making it easy to cultivate, and o
account 9f its early maturity you ca
^Z^Vu u- il ."'aiuriiy you ca
get the highest market prices. The
Keep firm till late in spring. Tbi
variety is frequently sold by low
WHITE OHIO POTATO.
VIGOROSA POTATO.
bu"!: $^%oTi)bL.%3.Bo"'* toy freight, pk.. 50c; ^ bu.. 7Bc:
CHEAP POTATOES
FOR $1.90 A BBL.
Customers often write us for cheap Northern
grown Potatoes. We have them. We arrange
a barrel of such Potatoes as we may often
have a large stock of. We sell them as
long as our stock lasts at Si. 90 a bbl.
Sometimes they contain seconds and
small ones, but they are all Northern-
grown and cost but $1.90 a bbl.
and by other seedsmen as the Si
Weeks. That's a fraud. Theonl
true Six Weeks Market Stock i
America can be had only of us.
Price lib., 30c; 3 lbs.. 75c. post-
►aid: by freight, pk.. 60c; bul
.40; bbl., $2.90. 0
I?
The Acme Potato Planter, 60c.
as'^dirt*^ An°S'^7^'i^ invention. A great labor saver. Cheap
Sfo^f •n^"^^°i^^A^*''*"^ 1 to ^ acres of potatoes to
plant will find the Acme will do the work better, cheaper and
quicker than any other machine made. We prefer it to the As
pmwall or any other potato planter, costing fifty times as much.
Any Man Can Plant Two Acres
p/^ljf^^'''^^''* fa?e in a day. The secret of the Acme Potato
s^eed^i^oLTpt^^^^^^ '"^'^^ ^'^^-^ ^-^^ -vers' the
Plants Easier.
The erect position, the carrying of the seed on the shoulder.
the ease with which it can be changed
from one shoulder to the other, combine
to relieve that part of farm work of much
of Its disagreeablcness. "Almost as easy
as walking I is the remark of many who
- used It. The weight of the planter
is only 2% pounds.
It is very important in
iPlanting Potatoes that they
[be placed in moist soil and
[covered before the soil dries
lout. This the Acme Planter
f does perfectly. Our price
this year is only 60c: 3
for $1.75.
The Peerless Potato Planter.
It is a tubular planter, and works on the
same principle as the Acme Planter,
borne people prefer same on account of not
having to drop the Potato so far as in the
other planters. It is a good tool. It is
simple. It IS strong, it is durable and it is
easy to operate. We are satisfied that
anybody buying same will be delighted
therewith.
Price. 90c; 3 for $2.60.
The Challenge Planter.
Wisconsin is a grand old state, solid to
the core, and this tubular planter
IS just about as solid as our grand
commonwealth is. Everything that
we have said of the Peerless is ap-
plicable to the Challenge Planter,
unless that it is stronger and more .
CHALLENGE, $1.25. durable. It is a
. . , planter that is sold
in hardware stores at $1.40 and $1.50 cach.^s=-»,^^'T**
it IS a grand tool in every respect and will
please everybody.
Our price is $1.25 each.
Empire. One-Horse, Steel Plow,
wood beam.
Just the thing the farmer wants for hilling
1 "tatoes, etc. Cannot get along without it.
When you once use it, you will say. "How did
I get along without it ?" It will largely in-
crease your crops.
Price, only $2.60.
Price
this
&plen-
did
tool,
this
marvel
of
atWty,
Empire One-Horse Pony Steel Plows. ,
hl^^iwo^i!!!! cap. sloping land-side and adji'st |
ble slip heel, wood beam, cut 7 inches, does superior wo,
everywhere as a general purpose plow. Price, $3 60
KG. A. O., same as above, cut 8 inches. Price, $3.90.
Potato Digger.
A great labor saver; works quickly, is never out of repail
and pleases everybody. No trouble to dig 500 bushels per daF
It IS cheap and effective. Get one for the boys and make tl
digging of potatoes the fun of the farm work.
You will like it. The price is
very low. Price, only $6.60.
Heavy Malta Plow.
There is a great demand
for this double Shovel
Plow, and it gives uni-l
versal satisfaction.
Price, each, $2.40.
rn
COMBINED HARROW AND CULTIVATOR.
«ffo^u^'™^^.u^ ten thousand farmers to whom we have sold, as the most magnificent-best tool on eartli T^^
attachment the Cultivator can instantly be changed to run narrow or wide, a! the o^lrator' d?si>°^ '¥eeth ca^
, . ^ means of a lev,
different po^itroiTs: ^They Ve of-steeX^dramind shkpei"^^tTs^r°^^^^^^^^^ '
grand tool. V^h^nonc^on thef^TmyoM would not part with it for $50.00. Now'y^u w% l^^^^^^^
way if you purchase one of these tools. The price is so cheap that we hope you will not forego the ple^,^'
Ot having one on your farm. It is splendid for Corn, Tobacco, Cotton, Potatoes, etc. It thoroughly pulv- •
jzes. For close work it's A No, L Teeth can be quickly changed, reversed, etc., making four changes-'
^hat I
Wo
^5 BUY- bALZEK'S NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST FOR ALL SOILS AND CLIMES.
SALZER'S GREAT IDEAL CULTIVATOR.
This is the tool that has lived in our fancy and dreams for years. And we now shout and sing: because we have found all those splendid quali-
; we have longed lor. The cut fully shows the Ideal with our new Pattern Handle and Braces. These are absolutely new and the most effect-
and stiff est combinations known, at once making the tool rigid, yet allowing adjustment of handles in height and sideways.
_Salzer's Great Ideal Cultivator expands by means of our entirely new expander, which at the same time is exceedingfly $implp, but very strong
id quick. By m ans of this device the Cultivator can be expanded instantly, or reduced from 23 to 12 inches by a sintjle move, without loosening
r bolts. By puttinj? bolts in outside holes of expander it can be expanded to 27 inches, a width greater than ordinary cultivators
(The Depth is under perfect control by means of a new lever wheel, and the new patented depth regulator, which' are^
moved ins-tantly in unison by a single lever, making exact work, steadying the machine and relieving the operator. I
It works like a charm. Quickly it can be changed to Fig. 2, cultivator reversed for hoeing and hilling; Fig. 3 used for /
furrowing; Fig. 4 as a plain cultivator without wheel; Fig. 5 as a cultivator for shallow plowing and cultivating. ^
'This great Cultivator is a marvel of beauty and utility, and is a surprise as to the quickness and thoroughness of the work done thf^rewith. Of
mrse. in arranging same as a plain Cultivator or for furrowing or for hoeing, it is not necessary to take off the exnand'-r or depth regulator. It is
)S!tively the greatest tool for the price on earth, and is a tool that other dealers would ask from $7.50 to 110.00 for, and after you once hav j Sal-
>r s Ideal Cultivator, you would not part with same for five times the cost if you could not get another one at once from Salzer.
Price of the tool shown in F i^s. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, $4.90.
EXTRAS TO IDEAL CULTIVATOR.
xtra beet weeder attachment (Fig. 9). 50t; with Fig. 1, S5.40. j Extra 7-tooth expander (Fig. 7). $1.00 extra; with Fif. 1. $5.90.
xtra sweeps (two 10 in. and one 12 in.) (Fig. 10), 60c;:-with Fig. 1, $5.50 I Set of spring teeth (Fig. 8). $1.25 extra; with Fig. 1. $6.00.
Price complete with all attachments, embodying Figs. 1 to 10. $7.50. Price Ideal Cultivator, Figs, 1 to 5, $4 90.
rh« greatest Harrow
•the world. That's
lat our customers say.
is certainly the cheap-
t a n d best Harrow
at we have ever seen,
is well and strongly
i^e. The bars are 2x
i and the eveners 2x4
the very
ned
THE GENUINE FAMOUS BOSS HARROW.
oak. The teeth are one-half inch square steel, with. dag£:er
points. Each tooth cuts its own way.
The two horse harrow consists of center section and two
end sections. The four-horse consists of all the sections shown
above. It is the most popular, cheapest harrow that we know
of, and we heartily recommend same. It is used on our farms
to our complete satisfaction.
Price:
2- horse harrow, 78 teeth, cuts 11 ft. wide, w't 180 lbs., $ 6.50
3- '* ** 102 " , •* 15 " " 220 8.25
4- " " 160 *• 22 " 820 " 11.90
Keystone Adjustable Weeders and Butler Carts.
Send for cimilar.
aproved Steel Frame Garden Plow.
This implement is per-
fect. The attachments
are 1 Double Tongued
Cultivator ,
1 Rake, 1
JKl\f ^*P^§LJ.^V^ " ' ^'
fj^M_ L^f^\JBcuffle Hoe
\r^3wk vT J^and 1 Land-
side Plow.
ee Page 136 for other Garden hHn^ fPft?^d
Cultivators. ^ < . .^'ilS^ dl
le does it§ work in exactly same manner as a
rse plow. It is also perfect in shape and per-
rms excellent work. The rear wheel further
tuates the easy working of this implement. It is
e only implement made where the plow is fitted
th landside and the rear wheel follows in the
ttom of furrow. The same is true in using eith-
Sweep. Rake or Cultivator— Perfect steadiness
4^-spIendid work.^-We also have a push bar
;achmcnt which is quite convenient in plowing
le soil, but for use in weeding would recom-
ind short successive strokes without use of
Sh bar. PRICE.
I. A, complete as Illustrated $3.00
B, as illustrated and with Push Bar.... 3. 40
C, as Illustrated, but without the rear
wheel or push bar .... .>...2.50
JEWEL WHEEL HOE.
\ splendid single wheel hand hoe and cultivat-
Price, only. $2.25
CHEAP SEED DRILL, EUREKA.
Price 80c; Postpaid, $1.30.
It will sow and cover Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Lettuce, Onions
Radishes. Spinach. Turnips, and all such seeds with the greatest regu
larity. The quality of work equals that done with the most costly ma-
chines and is infinitely better and faster than hand work. It's
not a toy, but a strong, practical machine. Of course, when
you have a larger garden, you will want ourgreat Constellation
Drill, but for a few vegetables the Eureka is superb.
HAVE YOU A KITCHEN GARDEN?
Don't trvto do without this little planter another season.
Your garden will smile approbation all through the season if
you use the Eureka.
HAVE YOU A HOT BED?
It is the only machine suited to sow in a hot bed. Sows up
close to the sides in straight rows. Sows the smallest packet
of seeds as well as a Urge bulk. Don't buy a similar machine
that has the opening plow in front of the machine. You can
not get near the sides of a hot be^ nor close up to the fence
Special Premium.
To anybody sending us an order for $4.00 worth of flower and
vegetable seeds in packages, we will send 1 Eureka Garden
Seed Drill as a premium. No discount is allowed either in
seeds or cash on the S4.00 order getting this luirc-ka Drill as a
premium, and only seeds in 2c. 5c, 10c. 15 and 20c, and ounce
packages, and the seed collections, can be selected to entitle you to this pre mium. If drill is to
go by mail, add 50c for postage.
EUREKA.
ACME SEED DRILL.
Well known little drill; similar to above. Price, by express, 65c : postpaid, 95c; or given as
a premium with a $3.00 order for seeds in packages and by the ounce, if you ask for It— but
does not include seeds or tools by weight or measure— only seeds in packages.
^^r. c^^rrr^ r A >Q (^ ATAL^WiUE iih PLAN 1 S, SEfiua
■AINU
as a f urrower, or as a vUnv oKf^wce^^^ ^^^s. You can use iTas a singfeiw^hleTsled^r oiHfi^'^i"^'^"^ be usedi
In this ereat Constellation all the errors of the old drilk =nrh pi .t . the most perfect workmanship
and new addu.,ns made, so that today thl.g^,?^eys'^Ne^y',^^^ a dozen of others, have been Overcome
. Each implement is almost entirely separate from the othe^°J^'l?^^^^^^^^ t^^MVryet'^a^e^n^e'^ ^.^ '
3. MATTHEWS NEW UNI YBRSII GARDEN DRILL
^ 0. 2.
Matthews
.Gem Garden
„ Brill.
I splendid little Drill,
j sure to.pieAse.
Vice, only $6. 00.
Matthews Gem Garden Drill.
a Jnl[mrfi/\'vv"^'\!''^^ of people who want
sow If - I • ^^^'^ a fewseeds to
^ 'T ?V^^^' 1^ '^^ver out of order
and works like a charm. Does as good
seeding as the great Constellation.
Price, only $5.00
The No. 2-only $5.00.
No. 6
HILL DROPPING
DRILL SEEDER.
Drops seed in hilJ.
Each, $7.00.
Matthews Double-Wheel Hoe, Cultivator and Rake, $5.00
lEWS NEW UNIVeSaLGARDBH BRILL. $8.25.
This is
braces aii imj kuuu poi
S^iy thi ai^iMffh.'w^?S° iff ^^;"fu'L*^b^^'J^"r 'T' tj'^^- by w, i^E'ifo"
V ce, enables the nitrh tli but which, by an ingenious de-
tain ywU^^^^^^
as a Plow, as a lilrrow ar/Hn^'^r ^''^ Cu tivator. as a Weeder.
andcomp^e e sftf^facTion A^v Perfection
work. ItisANo ltowor^^h^^^ ^^'^ food
adjustments can h?rf?f ^>e^^^^^ ^^^ne passfng.as the
keeping^Sw mXav bitwp^nVh^^^ of cropto tfe Cultivator.
tf^^th 'T'u • iiuuway oetween the wheels. No need of watnliincy *y,.L
-ru .MATTHEWS SINGLE-WHEEL HOE.
I his IS the Single-Wheel Hoe. with Hoe
blades only; no other attachments. Price $2 75
w ?JAT'^™^S DOUBLE- WHEEL HOE
With Hoe Bl ades only. Price, $3.50.
MATTHEWS GARDEN PLOW.
HlnWC Hfiiii-wKr. l:J T-»_;__ ,n.-i ^
It is a larger Drill
than the Gem, dofes
Its work splendidly,
perfectly, and without
jarring or getting out
of order. The flow of
seed can be instantly
stopped by means of
the attachment shown
on the handle. The
index is right under
your eye. while the
nopper containing the
} seed IS easily watched.
Price, $6.25.
^^^A trrP?^' CULTIVATOR
^?tl^h^^ J^^s following
.attachments: 1 pair Hoes 5
' ^ffif ^''^''S ^1^'^ Vine or
, Leaf Guard. It is a splen-
milI
Price, only $4.75.
30.
ithat L
• pleaa
VVorl
e, wir
:llei
^®"Market Gardener*? whn Knv /^tr^t- «k nn ^t^ iT"
SALZER'S KILL-QUICK SPRAYER.
SAVE YOUR CROPS
The Kill-Quick Bug Exterminator
More than $300,000 worth of crops are des-
troyed in the United States each year by bugs,
worms and fungi. Now, the greater portion of
this loss could be saved to the farmers and .
trardeners if they would use our safe, cheap, simple, inexpensive, abso-
lutely certain KILL- QUICK BUa feXTEEMINATdR. together with
the insecticides that we offer at so low a price. m.
Sells at sight among the farmers and gardeners
and everywhere gives tremendous satisfaction. Just
think of it! You can cover an acre of pota-
toes in two hours with six pints of water,
while in the old way it would Uke
you almost a day and a couple
of barrels of water
Price, only 60c;
•-©a IDEAL SPRAYER.
At last we have what you have long
been seeking to get, a cheap, effective,
durable, A No. 1 Sprayer; one that
does its work well and one that never
gets out of order, rendering remark-
able service. It will throw a solid
stream about 50 feet, and for \vashing
buggies, windows, and putting out
fires, it can not be beat, while for
spraying trees, whitewashing barns,
outhouses, etc., it is simply indispen-
sable. The price is so low as to place
it within reach of everybody. Each,
$3.00.
THE AQUARIUS- 1^
Capable of throwing 8 gallons per minute and
Price, only $5.50. y
forcing a stream 50 feet high, j^in \fif/^
prepaid, 75c;
painted, 60c;
postpaid,
860.
GLASS SPRAYER.
Identical with Kill-Quick,
only a glass tube. Can be
sent only by freight or ex-
press. Price, 75c; 3 for
$2.00.
FOR lOc
we mail our pamphlet *Kill
the Bugs," or we will send same free with
every order for the Kill-Quick Bug Extermin-
ator, the Ideal Sprayer. Aquarius Pump, Sure
Death Sprayer or Acme Powder Gun. 1 his
.™ ^— ^-^ pamphlet gives full directions how to apply the
Slug Shot, Cattle Comfort, Bordeaux Mixture, Kerosene Emulsion, etc.
45c Mo>fty
SURE DEATH SPRAYER, 45c.
\titBmui
^^^1 FOR DEIIVERY
A splendid, cheap, effective, sure death sprayer. No ^^^^CVD0rW»«8&
matter what insects come your way or infest your plants,
"Sure Death" is the sprayer for them! ^^se f^thef Bordeaux Mixture^^^
Death, Paris Green or any insect destroyer. All can be used with Sure Death
Sprayer. Price, each. 45c2 ^ . • ,
WMtewaBh Sprayer— A pump to put on whitewash m cellars., hen houses,
etc.. etc. Each. $1.50.
Acme
Powder
Gun.
It handles all Insecticides in the dry statCv , ^
such as Paris Green, Hellebore, Pyrethrum Powder, etc. It is
very effective in the destruction of potato bugs, flies, insects, cab-
bage worms and all like pests; uses but a small amount of poison.
An elbow is furnished to tilt the funnel for getting under leaves of plants,
shrubs, etc. Price, only 75c each; 3 for $2.00.
Sulphur Bellows— First size, $1.50.
The Hill Potato
Sprinkler.
A machine for which
thousands of farmers
have long looked; one
that is simple, effec-
tive, never out of
order, easy to handle,
and docs its work ex-
ceptionally well. One
man can sprinkle 10
acres in one day, and
stumps in the field do
not bother as he
marches along, sprink-
ling two rows at a time,
as shown in the illus-
tration. The reservoir
can easily be strapped
on the shoulder. One or both of the sides
can be used at once, as desired. They are
made of galvanized iron and brass, will last
a lifetime. Price, only $3.00.
Knapsack
irayer.
A splendid *■
tool for spray-
ing potatoes,
cotton, vege-
tables and
vines, as it
worksby grasp-
ing the bulb ia :
hand and press* \
ing same. Ia
this way water
can be thrown ;
any distance '
from 3 to 15
feet, as desired.
It is a splendid
tool, extremely
low priced, and
holds 5 gals of
liquid. Price,
each, $2.75.
ARM
BUG DEATH.
A new Insecticide, very effective
and of sure death quality, can be used
to dust on plants, vegetables, potatoes,
etc., or applied in liquid shape with
the Kill-Quick Sprayer. Price: By
exp.. lb., 15c; postpaid, 32c; 3 lbs., by
cxp., 35c; postpaid. 85c; UVi lbs., by
exp., $1.00; 50 lbs., by freight, $4.00;
lOQ lbs., by freight. $7.00.
To apply Buff Death in dry
form. Each, 75.
The "Auto-Spray'* Automatic
Sprayer.
A self-operating sprayer, invaluable to the market
gardener and fruit culturist. With ordinary usage will
last for years. Weighs but 7 pounds, and has a capacity
of 4 gallons. In a half minute the air chamber can be
made to compress sufficient air to discharge the entire
contents. It will make a continuous spray for 10 minutes
before emptied, and one charge will about spray a H acre
of potatoes. The hose is 4 ply extra stout, with a nozzle
made to regulate the flow from a fine cloud-like spray to
a solid stream; thus it may also be used in washing
windows, carriages, and various other uses. Extension
pipes for attaching to the hose for elevating the spray or
stream may be had at an additional cost of 25 cents per
length of 2 feet. 2 to 3 lengths are generally required for
trees, vines, etc. Price of sprayer, with galvanized iron
reservoir, $4.50; with brass reservoir, $6.00.
The Lightning Sprayer.
Price $1.00 Each.
Whale-oil Soap.— Excellent for
washing and syringing plants. Pkg.,
by mail, free, 30c.
Tobacco Soap.
The best remedy for destroying in
sects on plants, roses, etc., pet cats,
dogs. etc.. etc. Easily applied. Very
effective. 3-oz. cake, 15c, postpaid;
. ,8-oa. cake, 30c, postpaid.
Slug Shol^For Potato Bugs, Cabbage
Worms, Currant Worms, Flies, Striped
Bugs, etc., infesting vegetables. Price:
In 5 and 10 lb. pkgs., 7c per lb.; 100 lbs.,
$5.00; 1 lb., postpaid, 30c.
Grape Dust— The quickest prepara-
tion on earth for killing Mildew. Fungi,
etc. Price by express: In 5 and 10 lb.
pkgs.. 7c per lb; 103 lbs., $5.00; 1 lb., post
paid, 30c.
Cattle Comfort or Flyfuma— A
great preparation for keeping Insects,
Flies, etc., from cows, oxen, etc. Price:
Qt.. 45c; per gal., $1.50.
Copper Solution Ammonlated—
Splendid for Mildew, Blights, Rusts, etc.
Price: Per qt., 45c; per gal., $1.50.
For Bed Bugs and Cockroaches-
Put up in 25c. 50c and $1.00 packages.
A great invention. Holds 2
quarts. Splendid for house plants
and garden use, and unequalcd for
washing windows, sprinkling clothes, etc. It throws
a powerful spray, which is accomplished by squeez-
ing the rubber bulb, as shown in cut. The operator
can produce a light or heavy spray at will, and can
spray in any direction. It will spray from five to twenty-
five feet high. It is durable and there is nothing to get out of
order. It is easy to operate and very useful m every household,
insects it has no equal. Price, each, $1.00^^
Vor killing
INSECT DESTROYERS.
We here offer very effective,
Quick-acting preparations.
U. S. Bordeaux Mixture— It
is a fact that among gardeners and
farmers but one in twenty suc-
ceeds in making his own Bordeaux
Mixture correctly and properly.
Ours is made under chemical
supervision, and is absolutely
right. It is made to serve as an
Insecticide and Fungicide; also a
positive preventive against rot,
blight, insects, etc. One gallon of
our concentrated Bordeaux Mix-
ture is strong enough to mix with
from 50 to 100 gallons of water.
Full directions found in our pam-
phlet, "Kill the Bugs." Price:
Qt., 35c; 1 gal.. 90c; 5 gals., $4.00.
Pyrethrum— K x c e 1 1 e n t for
destroying worms on cabbage, etc.
Pkg. of % lb., 25c; oz., 10c; lb., $1.00.
Flour of Sulphur- For Mil-
dew»^ Pkg., 4 oz., by mail, 15c;
lb., by express, 20c.
WALKER'S EXCELSIOR PLANT FOOD,
Package. 26c; 2 packages, 45c. ,
An odorless concentrated soluble fertilizer fofJ
house plants. Package contains sufficient for SOf
plants for 3 months.
Price, pkg. postpaid. 25c; by express, pkg.,
15c
100 lbs.
SHEEP 1
IFERTIUZERI
proR LAWNS
|SAL2ERSEED(
LACROSSES
SHEEP F£R« *
TILIZKR.
fiest, cleanest fertil-
izer for lawns and gar-
dens; 100 pounds suf-
ficient for lawn 50x50,
or 200 pounds for gar-
den same size.
By freight, 100 Ibi..
f2.26; 200 Ibl.,
$4.00.
POTTING SOIL.
For Honse Plants— Bushel
barrel, $2.50.
I
arc
wc
on
sp
ca
Pi
80
box. $iJ6: -
^-r, f^TTtrr, CATALOGUE Oh' PLAN lb, bEEUS ANU 1UULS>, i^a UKUsai;.,
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO. S CATALOGUE OF PLANT S, SL^^ub ainx^ lu^i^c,
An infallible remedy.
Price, Can, by express
25c.
LICE KELLER
PERFECTLY SAFE TO USE.
EASILY APPLIED.
Evarjr Can auanutMil to Do As Reprisen.
ted or Money KefunilMl.
A wholesale Lice *nc Vermlo Destroyer.
(Saves Expense. Saves Labor. No Dipping.
No Dustlog. No GrcasiDg. Doe* not injure
or mar the plumHcc in the sllgbtesl. Quickly
applied and absolutely certain lo kill every
•pedes of parsrtte that prey upon Poultry and
|Llve Stock.
The best, surest I
roup cure powder
known. Price, Can, |
50c postpaid.
FARMER'S EGG CARRIER, ONLY 50c
LIQUID LICE KILLER.
Perfect in every respect.
Pnce,One Ga llon Can, $1.00.
MAGIC POULTRY FOOD AND
EGG PRODUCER.
Salzcr's Macic Poultry Food is the best,
cheapest and most economical Poultry Food
on the market today. It is most highly con-
centrated, and unequaled as an egg producer
and promoter of growth. One tablespoonful
contains more strength, as well as health and
egg-producing power, than three or four
spoonfuls of other makes.
Price of Magic Poultry Food and Egg Pro-
ducer, large package, 25c: by mail, 50c: by
freight, 10 lbs..$1.75; 25 lbs., $3.00; 100 lbs.,
$10.00.
WORM POWDEF.
Price, package 25c.
LIGHTNING LICE POWDER."
Splendid for poultry: keeps them clean and
free from lice. H lb., 50c: 1 lb., /5c.
60 FEEDS roR 1 CENT
PRICE 25C
Convenient and
light, being adjust-
able, fitting inside
the case and ar-
ranged with a neat
automatic lock, en-
ables one to lock it
at any point. It is a
well established
fact. that l)y turning
theeggsfrequently,
eggs may be kept
fresh and palatable
a long time with the
use of this carrier.
Price, each, holding
12 dozen eggs, 50c.
DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
The finest thing
on earth for furn-
ishing pure water
for poultry, chick-
ens and ducks.
Price, 1 gallon.
45c; 2 gallons, 75c.
SALZER'S MAGIC CRUSHED SHELLS.
It would take ten volumes larger than this catalogue to tell
iyou of the merits and excellencies of Salzcr's Magic Crushed
Shell. It is the greatest ecg producer and health producer,
and is almost worth its weight in gold for lots and lots and
lots of fine poultry and rich egg.s.
I •. Price. 25-lb. bag, 40c; 50-lb. bag. 60c: 100-lb. bag, 75c; 200-
Ib. bag, $1.25; SOO-lb. bag, $3.75: 1.000 lbs., $5.50; 2,000 lbs., $8.50.
Special price on carload lots of 30.000 pounds.
LIGHTNING LICE-KILLING
MACHINE.
Will give you more and better poul-
try, lots and lots of eggs, witli less
feed and expense.
Price each;
No. 1, For Pigeons, Chicks, etc.i.$2.5C
No. 2. Size Ur.ually used $3.00
No. 3, For Turkeys, Geese, etc 4.00
^ pound Lice Powder with each order.
ec
ar
2d
I WISCONSIN IMPROVED CHESTER WHITE HOGG.
This season we
are prepared
to olTer you the
celcbratedWis-
consin Improv-
ed Chester
White Hogs,
They are the
product of sci-
entific mating
and breeding.
Full descrip-
tive circularup-
on application,
Price for" spring pigs 10 weeks old, $15.00 each, $25.00 per
pair, $35.00 per trio not akin.
"ANTIKOL,"THE GREAT HOG CHOLERA CURE.
Send 2 cents for Nitro Culture Co.'s circular on Antikol. "No
Cure, No Pay," is their motto. This circular is of great value to
you as it may save your herd of hogs.
Trial package, large $1.00, postpaid, $1.18
Large " 7^/2 times above.. 6.00. " 7.00
This little machine
Will save more time
and money for tl.e
farmers and livery
men in mending har-
ness than anything
on the market.
I'rice, by express
or freight (cannot
be mailed) of this
Rivet Punch, with
box 50 assorted riv-
ets, 75c.
FARMERS' HANDY FEED
COOKER, $0.00.
We sell quantities of them. They are
fine, A No. 1, never out of order, always
reliable and give immense satisfaction.
A 25 gal. Cooker costs $ 9.00
A 50 • 11.00
A 100 " " •* 17.75
THE IDEAL TANK HEATER.
Burns wood, coal or cobs. Heats
Quickly and finely. Each, $4.00.
ROOT CUTTER.
A great many hundred of these
are sold annually. They do their
work well and save their cost in
one week's feeding. They are
splendid in every respect. A boy
can cut 60 bushels in an hour.
Price, each, $6.60; weight about
80 lbs.
SHUFFLE HOES.
Very effective; 6
' i".^^ ' ^Q^- ' 7-inch .40c ;
PIVETS.
Tubular, 3-16 to
8-16 inch.SO Rivets,
assorted sizes in a
box, 25c, postpaid.
i OORDS m 10 HOURS
SAWS Dowa
IBEE8.
UJ ONB IBlir, with tbo FOLDING SAtnNG niCHIirB. It saw9
down trees. Folds like a pocketknife. Saws any kind of
timber on any kind of ground. One man can sav.' QIOBB
timber with it than 2 men 'n any otiicr way. and do it
EASIER. 127.000 in use.
Price. No. 1. with SVz ft. .Saw, $15.00.
Only 35c
THE
GOPHER
TRAP.
It is simple, but effective; it is cheap
but sure to kill and catches thera by the
dozen. Lach, :5c postpaid; 3 for $1.00.
-^OLMSTEAD MOLE TRAP.
This is the only perfect mole trap that we
have ever found. Its construction is simple,
and its workings are very effective, as it
catches the mole every time. Full directions
with each trap sold.
Each. $1.25; 3 fc r $3.50.
WARE-
HOUSE
TRUCK.
livery farm
cr will want
one, as the
price is very
low.
Kach,$1.95.
THE REDDICK
MOLE TRAP.
A great invention
at a very low price.
No mole can pass
unde. this splendid
trap and livel
Price, each, 75c:
3 for $2.00.
THE ELI MOUSE TRAP.
Something new. Equal, and by many thought superior to "Out O'
bight. Just the thing to catch mice by wholesale— a regular.whole-
sale mouse killer ! You will like it!
Price, No. 1, 8c; 3 for 20c; 6 for 35c; 12 for 65c, postpaid.
"OUT 0' SIGHT" MOUSE AND RAT TRAPS.
Here is a secret. The John A. Salzer : .if?!!Tri
Seed Co. warrants this mouse and rat trap
to catch fat, hungry, well-fed— in fact, any
kind of mice and rats, **as quick as you
can set the trap." It's simply immense.
Price, No. 1, for mice, lOc each: 3 for
25c; 6 for 40c: 12 for 75c. Postage paid.
Price, No. 2, for rats, I5c each: 6 for
THE REDDICK,
,00.
"OUT 0' SIGHT'
MOLE TRAPS. )rn
Just as effective as
the mousetrap. It's that
cheap, good and strong, plea?
Each, 75c, postpaid. Wor
, je, wl
THE ELY RAT
TRAP.
BLLEI
Twelve cents each;_
CREAM SEPARATOR.
FAST MAIL, $24.00.
f^^JJ^J^^^^^y^^i^o^ldseethe hundreds of letters received
tws fin°e'"""'"' " ^"^''^ invention of the century'l^
I n.e5?eST//^Tc'?„^sM^ S^"-*"^ was
' rTice:
No. 1. 175 to 200 lbs. capacity 9,od. nn
No. 2. 250 to 300 lbs. capac y .V.: '^oQ ^n
•No- 3. 450 to 500 lbs. capacity. . . IH?.
No. 4. 600 to 660 lbs. capacity . $57 50
No. 5. 700to 750 lbs. capacity.......... 67.'50 -
■♦1.^^^ named above "Fast Mail " because it ■«
Ithe quickest, fastest skimming Separatbr on larth
So. 3 IS OUR FAVORITB. PRICE, $47.50.
Write for Separator circular. It is mailed free.
r
o o
Cor
^THE GREAT LIGHTNING CHURN.
~ Will churn:
■No. 0, IH gallons
■No. 1. gallons
JNo. 2. 3^ gallons
|No. 3. 4'A gallons "
Price.
...$2.25
... 2.^0
... 3.00
... 8.50
BLANCHARD CHURN.e^
I We are in love with this Churn. It stands on fnnr c^^ua
to. 3 will churn 2 gallons of cream j4 5q
|o.'5 8 •••••• SOO
to 6 *• 12 •* "
|o. 7 16 •* 6.75
7.75
THE FARMERS' FORGE.
wn,^M^n.^."^ satisfied with same. We
k"°* W'^^ several of these that
have been used on our different farms for
five or ten times the cost. They will siv^
annu^allj^'"^"' ^^"^^^ trebfe The cos?
Indeed.this is just the thing.Mr.Farmer that
ypuhave been looking for-a popula?^ura-
ble cheap, always ready, warranted safe pe?-
fnnhl2S"?^K'^ 'The hearth is near 1? 30
inrhtl h'^^ ^""i'? 24 X 26 inches square by 12
hv .^fr.l^T^"'^ '"^^^ absolutely firepmof
1 1^1^'^ FS^."''?'" construction. The blower is
is A No^'",'^^ t.-^^^^^?^'"^ ^bou? The^of ge
IS A ivo. 1. and will surely please you Thp
weight IS about 45 pounds. Price. $3 40.
SALZER'S FAMOUS '<FOUR LEAF ~
CLOVER'^ CREAM SEPARATOR.
^Jf^^^ensely popular,
sells at sight, all owing
tothe peculiar construc-
tion of the milk recepta-
cle. It IS surrounded by
water in such a manner
as to divide the milk uo
into practically 1 o ii r
parts. At no point is the
milk over inches
trom the water. This se-
cures the greatest possi-
ble cooling surface and
the Qu ickest cooling con-
ditions.
There is a large water
space the milk as
well as at the sides: thus
the cream is started from
the just where it
l^rice: ' rj,.
Zl\ t'^^-'?Fl\lloowB $I|o
fS:|:ir: :: |
No. 6. 16 " " 8 to 10 " : l.oo
20th CENTURY
AUTOMATIC CREAM
SEPARATOR.
^,j^"^^gOf the greatest inventions of
r.u- 90,000
o M^-^"l?^''^^^^^'pream Separa-
for sold in the past few years. Just
the thing that farmers who keen
-rom 1 to 10 cows have been
looking for. It is a Separator that
we do not. see ho w"^ the? can
get along without: indeed, when
Tf^^ "sed they would not pArt with
t for fifty times the cost. It seoa-
fr^^^^in''^'"^^"' ^^O"^ the milk in
from 30 minutes to one hour, and
leaves much less than 1 per cent
butter fat on the milk, which is
really as good as the very best Sen- ir'-nrniMmr-- ma
ar^ators costing fifty t^^^^^^^^^ -uc^h 2^^SlilM
1. holds 7 gallons. ulfPofl to 2 cows..:.$E.'7"5 ""^^
4 3 to 4
ft of 4 to 7
5 35 7 to 10
^ iZ * 10 to 15
3.00
3.50
4.00
5.50
6.00
IRON FORGE, $6.00.
This forge is built es
pecially for our kit. It
is 15 inches high to top
of bowl. Bowl, 14 inches
in diameter. Weight 45
lbs. We guarantee it
the lightest running,
strongest blast, and the
best forge made for the
purpose. Will heat 1
inch iron in 5 minutes
Price, each. $6.00.
Combined AnvU, Vise and Pipe Holder.
Greatest tool for
the farmer out. It's
worth money for
every farmer as
mending and re-
pa i ring always
cost money. Made
ko-j J 1. 1 . , * cast iron, with
hardened, polished face. Size. 3 x 7H inches
iJ^u ^^r^P^^"^' ^ inches. Jaws open 4%
A u The pipe jaws are a valuable feature
A handy tool for repairing. Price only $2 50
CREAM
TESTER.
The poor cow
must go. Here is
the greatest inven-
tion of the age, an
instrument that
will test milk cor-
rectly and will
save i t s c o s t a
thousand times.By
use of this tester
you see what food
produces the best
results, etc.
Price. 25c: post-
paid. 35c,
7.00
8.00
9.00
12.50
15.00
BUTTER WORKER.
Wide.
16 in.
20 in.
I- v»24in.
4. ASO in.
5. V34 in.
For.
10 lbs.
15 lbs.
20 lbs.
25 lbs.
30 lbs.
Each.
$3.00
3.75
4.50
5.00
5 50
fiand Cultivator.
1, $2.95.
PLAIN CULTIVATOR.
(See Fig. 4, Page 135. Also Page 140.)
one sure to please and give wonderful
satisfaction. Price.
Star Anvil, Vise and Pipe Holder.
(With Drill Attachment.)
This is a
great tool. A
great inven- j
tion. Not only
is it a perfect
anvil and
splendid vise
and wonder-
holder but
with it it has
the drill at-
tachmen t
which is often
needed by the
farmer. Drill
attach ment
can be easily ^
JOHN A SALZER SEED C6.'& CATALOiiUE W PLANib, SEtUb ANU lUULS, ^.r^v^aai.,
GRIST AND BONE MILLS.
VV 13.
1
Salzer's Warranted Family Grist Mill
No one appreciates the value of
this little mill more than the pio-
neers of the West and South, and
the farming community generally
who live at some distance from a
custom gristmill. If you own one of
these mills, you can have at all
times fresh graham flour and corn
meal, fresh hominy, split peas,
cracked wheat, fine table or butter
salt— in fact, anything that is
ground at a custom mill, exceptmg
fine bolted family flour. It will pay.
because you reQuire but a small
nuantityofmealatatime and ^^^^l* it fresh Grinds 20 lbs
$3.00. Burrs per set. 6 DC
Dry Bone Mill.
$2.90
Salzer's Plain Cultivator, $2.95
This cultivator is what you
want, a fine, well made, strong,
useful, elegantly finished cultivat-
or at a very low price. Weighs
about 45 lbs., is a "
wonderful tool. You
are sure to like it.
Price, only $2.95.
The greatest mill in
45 states to grind dry
bones. It is unequaled
for grinding oyster
shells, bones, etc., for
poultry. Excellent in
every respect for dry
bones; and then it's
cheap as dirt. Each,
$2.90 (without stand).
Mann's Green Bone Cutter.
There is ten times the nour-
ishment and egg-producing
qualities in green bones as
there is in dry, and for this
reason there is ten times as
' much money made by poultry-
men in feeding green bones
instead of dry. This mill
cuts fresh bones and meat,
I and these fed to chickens
double the number of eggs
produced. These mills are
, are cheap, and will
perfectly reliable,
give tremendous satisfaction.
PRICES.
No. 5 C. Crank Mill, weight 30
lbs. Price $6.00
No, SB. (Balance Wheel) ,
weight 55 lbs. Price 8.00
No. 5 BM. (Balance Wheel,
mounted), weight 80 lbs. Special price
No. 7. (Balance Wheel, mounted), weight 107 lbs.
[No. 9, (Balance Wheel, mounted), weight 163 lbs,
Special price.
Special price.
Salzer'B Great Diamond Pony Mill.
Price only $15.50. .
ThA numond Pony mill geared for horse power has been a special
power, al-
though it
may be used
with four or
six horses.
It is geared
for direct
attachment
to the tum-
bling rod
andisspeed-
^^^^^^^^^^ ed with a 42-
DIAMONDPONYMILL.PHce,$16.60. ^g^^el^nd I
S'o^MffacIs^^^^^ DIAMO ND PONVMILL AND OUR G REAT
pSuey for corn^^^^^ We al-|_ o-uop^k pqwf.r at wot^k.
so furnish a 12-inch drive mi c^^^^ , running a corn sheller when the speed would be too
tumbling rod shaft of the M il for the purpose oi X! ""'^^^^^ this mill, with 2-horse power, is from
high to run from the upper shaft balance ^"ecl. 1 ne capaciY^i^^ DOwer. 20 to 80 bushels.
12 to IB bushels per>our;w th4-horse pow^^^^^ and flexible
The Diamond Pony Mill and 2-Horse Power, to one address. $^3.00.
The Kokosing Cutter.
This is an excellent cutter for ensil
age or for cutting corn stalks or strav
for mixing same with bran to feec
cattle. .It cuts one-half inch to ai
inch, and is a great saver of feed. I
has an 11-inch knife, automatic feed
and can be changed in a moment t<
various lengths.
Price, each, $10.00,
KOKOSING CUTTER. $10.00.
^ Our Great 2-Horse Power.
m ^ Weight 700 lbs. This is the greatest horse-
m I V_ power in forty-five states, and all the territories
■ thrown in; besides it is perfect in every respect:
strong, very light running, evenjait; has given
wonderful satisfaction the world over. Every
farmer purchasing one of these will be delight-
ed with same.
Price of two-horse power. 700 lbs S24.B0
Price of four-horse power. l.OOO lbs 83.50
Price of six-horse power. 1.100 >bs . 86 OO
Price of eight- horse power. 1.400 ^s 50.00
Geared Jacks.
Weight. 150 lbs.; claimed
by those who have used
^same to be the very best
gear in the country. . The price is ridiculously low.
Price of lijiht. straight or beveled Gear Jack
for two-horse, only...... '/^'"'I'Va^ir
Price of heavy straight or beveled Gear Jack
for four-horse, only ^'"^
Diamond No. 8 Mill.
A wonderful grinder. Weight. 276 pounds. It is
perfect in every respect. With a 4-horse power
soeeded at 600 revolutions per minute, the capacity
is from 15 to 20 bushels per hour; at 1.000 revolu-
tions per minute. 25 bushels per hour. This has pur
guarantee, and we are positive will give satisfac-
tion. The price is dirt cheap. ^ « , . .
Price, NO. 8. with three sets of 8-liich tourrs,
$24.50.
Price of burr s alone, per set. $1.2 5.
No. 7, one size smaller than No. 8. Price. $22.00.
No. 9, grinds 15 bu. per hour. Price, S17;00.
Diamond Double King, grinds 40 to 60 bushels diamond no. 8 mil
per hour. Price. $42.00. , v. • . $24.5a
Write for illustrated circulars on Grist Mills.
Diamond Tilting Table
Saw Frame.
This saw frame weitihs 300 lbs.
Can be operated by horse power
steam power, wind or water power.,
speeded from 1.000 to 1.500 revolu-
tions per minute. It is the grandest
thing out Price, without saw, only
$16.00. *$1.50 extra, with extension
for poLs.
Diamond Pole Saw Frame.-A splendid
table saw frame for long or cord wood
Each, without Baw, $18.75.
Sliding Table Saw Frame. -Easy running
splendid for cutting' cord wood. Each, witn
out saw, $17.50. Write for circulars.
DIAMOND SLIDING TABLE SAW
I FRAME. PRICE, $17.50.
The Osage Jr. Corn and Cob
Mill.
A grand Mill; weight. 525 pounds,
does its work to perfection, farmers
go wild over it. Capacity G to 12 bush-
els per hour.
Price.
SIO.OO.
only
O n e set of
extra burrs.
$S.50.
THE OSAGE JR.. S18.00.
Diamond Two-Hole No. 30 Corn
Sheller.
The greatest Corn Sheller on earth, that
what dozens of farmers write. Sure to plea;
Capacity 800 to 400 bushels per day. Wor
well v/iih our two-horse power. JPrice, Wl
fan, table a nd pulley. $11.70.
Qo ?r.PKr I DIAMOND ONE-HOLE No. 20 CORN SHELLEl
^'^'liTLLEr Sll 70°^ I Price, with table and fan. $6.50. . ■
^jiii^M^^ UkUWig bkkUy, A^ y^Llfi^ELy the best f or all soils an d climes.
KRAUT CUTTER,
600,000 SOLD.
There is nothing better. You want it. Why
rattle your bones and those of your loved ones on
a hard, spnngless wagon, when for but a few dol-
lars you get a spring fit for a king to ride on?
1 ruly, one of the simplest, yet greatest inven-
tions of the age. It is just the thing to haul milk
to the dairy, strawberries, fruits and vegetables to
It is worth its
weight in gold for comfort. It is economy to use
tnem one size larger than capacity required.
No. 0.cap.acity 1,500 lbs $3.50
No. 2, ;• a'.ooo 5m
No. 3 4.000 " 525
Noj^4, 5,000 " 5 75
Nos. 1 and 2 are the sizes* most used." ^
I
Salzer's La Crosse
Bolster Springs.
Warranted 6 Years.
Made from white selected hard maple: thoroughly seasoned-
use'steTeL"^^^ grade finish, sharpened for immeS
Sfnh ^f fl^'^^*'.^"'^ iron backing, painted blue within a half
rocLr ThrnH-"^.^^'^! -*^ prevent rusting; set firmly on a
" - =^ ■ clltni cutler fn^^^^ ^'i"^ ^^Si^- A most ex-
cutting various kinds of vegetables Price of No ^ "ftl^oA^^^!2^'"^t^"«S,t?"^^l^^aut; also tor
Size 9x30, weight lllbi.. $2 25; N^! 9 12x40; $3 50 ^^iSht 1 Zbs.. $1.40; No. 5,
Two-Knlfe^Kr.^^^^^ ^'^^ 6^x17 inches each. 30c
IWO-iinife Kr aut Cutter, size 7x18 inches " 50c
THE LA CROSSE COM SHELLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN DRILL.
IFor planting field corn or for ensilage corn as
11° Excefsior"^'''^'- ^'^^^ small seedst
unequaled.
I drops 12, 16
I 20 inches
iart, the distance
|ing governed by the
nber of holes in
d plates.
Price: Drill alone,
p. Drill and Ferti-
kr attachment. $12,
A boy or man, with one hour's i
practice, can shell a bushel of |
corn in minutes. It is a f
magnificent machine through- |
out. We have never known/
one to get out of order.
In addition to that it is
sold at an exceedingly
low price to place it
within reach ofi
everybody. We f
know of no sheller |
at twice the price
that we would rath-
er have than the |
lyE Crosse.
Each.$1.0a
THE BALL
BEARING
SHELLER.
$1.00
The latest im-
provement in corn
shellers. Each. $2.50.
THB i:.A CROSSe SHELI,ER
Price. $1.00.
POSTHOLE AUGBR.
Its adjustable cutter admits the
passage o f
Stones, and
will make 1
J posthole
I tor any
I size fence
post. Each
90c: 3
for
'$2.50.-
The Lusher Vegetable Slicer
and Cabbage Cutter.
With six knives.
A magn ificent
tool. It can not
be too strongly
endorsed. It is
made of the best
material, tinned
over to prevent
rusting. Always
carries a keen
edge without
sharpening. I s
ing cabbage, apples, carrots. cucumOers, radishes, etc"
feix slices are cut with every stroke .-if the hand, so* '
that in a minute enough can be prepared for a large
}^ ^^.^ ^"'"^^ ^« a tool so satisf ac-
P,X; ?i^m^* ^ l^^ -5 ^'^r'"' such great utility.
A^uce, $1.00. postpaid; 3 by express for $2.00 .
I a!
Great
Ofler
for 25c.
Nineteen
splendid
pieces.
Lead Pen*
cilt of dif .
ferent
Penholders and Pens, and a fine Ruler— just* the
for"only 25c^*^^ home— all postpaid
V3S^ >N >0 HOURS
Foldshkoapocketknifo. Saws any kind of
w^k!£ 2IiJ^7. ^i^^ *2:round. Ono man can eaw JilOKi
SlSuuL^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^
Price. No. 1. with SVa ft. Saw. $15.00.
HIGH GRADE PRUNING SHEARS.
l^or vineyard and other pruning
No. 1. 75c: No. 2, $1.00. postpaid.
THE AMERICAN PRUNING SHEARS
pte^ f^S 1^ yS^rd^^ -^^^
hce.each 60c: 3 for $1.50.
[•iCeeach by maih 75c: 3 for $2.00
THE LEmTSuNii:
Price, $1.00 each.
eof the best tools
1 is very cheap at that.
' out; works like a charm.
No. A. e ach, 75c; No. B. 90c
PER. H;3eh
by mail, 20c.
7 best.
I mail, 20c.
^ LANG'S WEEDER.
It is very conveniently used.
ablv"fh.f*f»,*^l ''^"^ comfort-
ably that the fingers are entirely
tree tor use wherever necessary.
— b price, 25c; postpaid.
b30c.
GARDEN LINE REELS.
. — ()5c: postp aid^Oc.
TREE PRUNER.
8 foot pole, $1.00; 10 foot
pole, $1,20.
KNIVES.
THE IDEAL CORN
PLANTER.
The best cheap Corn Planter
on earth. r:ach.75 ^: 3 for $2.00
FAMILY
POPCORN SHELLER.
A gem, a beauty; just the
ining the boys and girls arc
looking for to shell popcorn
sweet corn. etc. Shells a bush-
el in an hour. Price, postpaid
oOc
Budding -With ivory
point, 80c.
Prunlng-No.l.7Sc;
No. 2, 65c.
snliJ^^r^'^lo ^^^l^"^, staple puller and wire
splicer. 10 inches long, weight VA Jbs.,
made of the best
malleable iron, the "
most convenient
ever invented. The claw is pointed to
— - pul tence staples, or spring keys. The nail
Jla w ^" wrench is under the
mnW;A lil'^ splicer at the end of the handle
makes a neat splice, saves wire, avoids injury to the
hands in splicing the barb or other wires
Price, 40c; postpaid, 60c.
TURF EDGER
With handle, 75c
FARMERS' PERFECT THREE-HORSE HITCH FOR aTsoT
The only three- ,
horse hitch in the ij
wiV^^^ perfectly equalizes the work of three!
Incle no eT.v"^^^ horses on one side of a ve '
mcle pole against one on the other) without a
particle of side draft and loss of power.
Can be attached
'to any farm or
I road wagon, srcder. disc harrow, or
} any pole vehicle, taking up no more
.room than any ordinary two-horse
S^V ^^AHi^KIy changed to
lOH^ A. UUIr seed co.-s cAiAL^c^WE l^LANTs, seedS A^b TOOLy. LA (jRUbSk, wist
Salzer's 20th Century Sewing Machin^
In the desitrn of Salzer's 20th CENTURY every latest improvement and up-to-date
feature is embodied, and above all the machine is peculiarly simple, thus insuring
ease of running' and great durability, rendering it almost impossible for the machine
to eet out of order. In quality of material used, accuracy of workmanship, and htting
and perfection of finish, we claim that Salzer's 20th CENTURY Machine is without
an equal. We warrant it for 25 long years ! , . ^ . . • u
The motion of the shuttle and of the feed is taken directly from an eccentric on the main shatt
thus insuring the working of these two most important parts in absolutely correct relation with each
The Machine makes what is known as the double lock stitch, the two threads being interlocked in
the center of the goods, forming a stitch which appears the same on both sides. 1 he upper thread
is run directly from the spool to the eye of the needle, without passing through any hole until the
needle is reached.
m
■ Send for full descriptive CIRCULAR when ordering, describing and warranting this GREAT 20th
■ century ^lACHKs^K^^ SALZER'S 20tll CENTURY SEWING MACHINE.
mm Instead of asking $35.00 to $60.00 as agents do for this superlative machine, we otter:
20th Century, with 7 drawers, for $16.50; Salzer's 20th Century, with 5 drawers, for 3515.90;
20th Century, with 3 drawers, for $15.40.
Salzer's 20tli Century Sewing Machine with Drop Head Stand, $1.00 higher for each Machine
CIRCULAR.
Salzer's
Salzer's
WESTERN STAR WASHER, $3.25.
machineisespecially manufacturedfor us, and we do not
of amachinethathashadsuch a run andhas given such en-
tiresatisfaction as the Western Star Washer. It is
the only machine that is being used in the Salzer
family. The machine will be sent you by freight.
It is a splendid machine to give to your wife for a
present, as it is a wonderfullabor-saver and will
ke washing day one of delight. Now. we would
2 to see this machineoneveryfarmand in every
home of our customers. and for this reason
we have made the price remarkably low.
Price, only $3.25; with Salzer's
Favorite Wringer, $4.75.
THE FAVORITE WRINGER.
Of this Wringer there are over 1.000,000
in use. Roller lOxlK inches. Price, $1.75.
Fairbanks -Morse
Family Scale.
Weighs Vi oz. to 240 lbs.
Price. S3.00.
Wagon Scales.
Every wide-awake
farmer nowadays
puts in a farm scale.
They are so cheap .
and save their cost l
in giving correct*
weight inashort time.
The 8 X 14 is the
most popular size though on a small farm VxlS
will answer well. Descriptive circular, 2c.
3-ton Scale, size 7x13 feet. Price, only • -$30.00
4 " " " 8x14 " 37.50
5 " " " 8x14 " *' " 39.00
For double brass beams, add $5.00
For 50 lb. test weight, add 3.00
Above Scale has Salzer's warranty and that's
as good as gold.
^^^^ Ko'fe
FARMERS'
BUTCHER KNIVES.
8-inch Butcher Knife, 6-
inch Sticking and 6-inch
Skinning Knife, the thrt*
Knives needed during
butchering time on every
farm in America.
Quality A No. 1.75c for the
three knives: postage, 15c.
KITCHEN KNIVES.
The Economy Kitchen Set is
immensely popular, sells at sight,
contains one splendid Bread Knite.
one Cake Knife, and one Paring
Knife. Pri ce. 35c; post age. 10c.
The Chris t y^et, 50c: p ostage, 10c.
The Buckeye Set, with wooden
handles, otherwise like above. 25c;
postage, 10c.
SALZER'S HOME REPAIR OUTFIT No. 1.
FOR ONLY $1.50.
Home Repair Outfit for $1.50.
Greatest Tool combination of the age.
Saves time, labor and money. Worth its
- ..i^nctin.nlH Puce^only $1.50,
There is no item in this catalogue which has gi ven to the
citizen and farmer such tremendous satistaction as
Salzer's Home Repair Outfit. It's the greatest collection
of tools ever offered; if purchased singly would cost $5.00.
and all this biglot of fine repair tools, etc we sell for
$1 50. We have these manufactured for us in lots of 20,000 !
hence can offer such superior outfits at so low a price.
From over the whole world orders come from tarmers,
ministers, school teachers, bankers, carpenters, butchers,
ladies without number, citizens of all occupations— indeed,
every one orders these great time and money savers ! You
will like this outfit.
Complete Outfit of Tools for Boot, Shoe, Rubber,
Harness and Tinware Repairing, only $1.50.
CONTENTS.
1 Iron Last for Men's Work.
1 Iron Last for Boys' Work.
1 IronLastfor Women's Work.
Iron Lastf or Children's Work.
_ Iron Stand for Lasts.
1 Shoe Hammer.
Bar Solder.
Shoe Knife.
s. Bar Resin.
1 Peg Awl Handle.
1 Peg Awl.
1 Wrench for Peg Awl Handle.
1 Sewing Awl Handle.
1 Sewing Awl.
1 Stabbing Awl Handle.
1 Stabbing Awl.
1 Bottle Leather Cement.
1 Bottle Rubber Cement.
1 Bunch Bristles.
1 Ball Shoe Thread
1 Ball Shoe Wax.
1 Package Clinch Nails, ^ inch.
1 Package Clinch Nails, % inch.
1 Package Clinch Nails, ^ inch.
1 Package Heel Nails.
4 Pairs Heel Plates, assorted
sizes.
6 Harness Needles.
1 Harness and Saw Clamp.
1 Box Slotted Rivets, assorted
1 Rivet set for same.
1 Harness and Belt Punch.
1 Soldering Iron, ready for use.
1 Handle for same.
1 Bar Tin.
1 Copy Directions for Half-
soling, etc. .
1 Copy Directions for Soldermg.
i,aii v^xa^w xx..>-^. - Weight of No. 1, 18 lbs.
Wlirn once you have this great Home Repair Outfit, you
will wonder all day long how in all the world you got
along withouUt^ n^s^a^osmve noce^s.ty.^^^
The "Family" Soldering Kit, 40c.
1 Soldering Iron. . can-
1 Handle for Soldering Iron. ^ot
IBarSolder. . ^besent
Bottle Soldermg Fluid. I ^y
1 Box Resin. . o ,j • mail.
1 Copy Directions for Soldering. ^
Price 40c each Set, by Freight or Express prepaid
HOUSEHOLD HARNESS
MENDER, $1.20.
Splendid thing for the repair of harness, etc
The outfit contains:
1 Wooden L,ever Sew-
ing Clamp.
1 Sewing Awl Haft
with Diamond Awl
Blade.
1 Saddler's Round
Punch.
1 2-oz. Ball Shoe
only $1.20.
1 Rivet Set.
1 Ball Wax.
1 Paper of 5 Harness
Needles.
1 Package Copper
Rivets and Burrs
assorted No. 10.
Thread No. 10. Price,
1 Package assorted Half Soles for
family use. containing: ,
2PairMen's.Boys'and Women ssoles.
Price 75c Postpaid.
^kkiii,. kmmm the best for all so ils and climes
This machine is as practical in its workine« any power baler ev er made, n ~^7^."i:.*. .Tr^r""^? TIVEOJ
TESTIMONIALS.
, Sirs: Your hand hay press is all O. K. Two me^ca^bifi"? rom 100
■ ?^^er Press, on the same simple, c ommon-sense plan as our Hana PowJr Press
Gearhart's Improved
Knitting Machine.
The most complete family
knitter to be found on the mar-
ket. Oyer 60.000 in general
use. Will knit 18,000 stitches
per minute: any person of or-
dinary intelligence will knit a
stocking, heel and toe. in ten
minutes; also nearly all articles
needed in the household, such
as Tidies. Hoods, Stockings.
Mitts. Afghans, etc. The ma-
chine IS very simple, with no
parts to get out of or-
der. Printed instruc-
tions in English, Ger-
man or Norwegian
with each machine.
Catalog free.
Price of machine
with one cylinder
$8.60; extra cylin-
ders. $2.00; Ribbing
attachment. $3.00;
extra needles, per set,
$1.50.
Send for circular.
It will b^^^a^kind of hay stravv^fl^ anythmg that can"
^^s:^ ~i held by baling, .Pwo boys can bale three tons of
?^^Kh^iL^f^.u^* and even a greater amount
can be baled if the stuff to be baled is delivered
tothe machine It does not require a giant to
f^lllv Itis w';Ml^m?5""^ ^4 ^"nits^'iccess
luiiy. It s well made in every detai . and with
reasonably good care will last a lifet ml It can
be operated in 3x12 feet of floor space It cll
l^fblff s1e"n7cl^§^otvTf^^ - "ot hfv^e
one-fifth the price of a power baling machine
lil^^^'^ f'^*-' bales,'l4xl8 inchls squi?e
Bales can be made any length up to 48 inches
lilh^^ K^TfJ^ "i'''^*-^ of hardwood entirely and
nothing but the choicest bone dry stock is us "l
The frame is put together with bolts an 1
lame'^'*Thi^J^^''"'"^'y^"5rcaref^
same. The whole construction is warranted for
one year against breakage, but broken parts
hl-"/A^/J^^ expense as evidence of
breakage. Weight of press, about 470 lbs.
It requires 5 lbs of No 16 wire to bale 1 ton
- Price per bundle of 260 nine-foot wires $2 00
Sirs: .We like your press. You don't claim enSlfeh fSr'iJ* Yt"h.i«c
^n^'Vn^l^V fi"^ ST»ooth shape, andifa man andTb^y^'wU^ste^^^^^^
liko.^^"'^ their business they can easily bale three tons Td ay. We
SvEN S Nelson.
ar«"w^^^e«.??Pn-°|5MS^e°^^^^^^^^
Price, only $60 00 -^ulL
Send for description.
GEARHART'S IMPROVED KNITTING MACHINE.
GERMAN SPINNING WHEEL.
FARMER^S FAVQRItFfANNING MILL, $13.50.
This great grain-
cleaning mill has
proven itself won
idrously popular, a
great money coin-
er and money sav-
er Of this Fan
ning Mill we have
two sizes. No 1
•with sieves 24
; inches wide and
i No 2 with sieves
i 30 inches wide
' I he No 1 has a
cleaning capacity
of from 60 to 90
bu per hour, and
the No 2 of 100 to
125 bu per hour
This is a magnifi-
cent mill for clean
mgandgradingand
separatingallkinds
— of grain and seed.
nished with 1 wheat hurdler, 1 wheat screen and ^ra^S? i u"^'!' ^"r*
1 oat sieve. 1 rye sieve. 1 flax sieve aS rlnvnr ^nH^^ barley sieve,
mill retails, the No. 1 at S25.00 and the N^^^ 1^0 0n"'°'^'^ This
Our Special Price: No. 1 on y $13^5o'no 2 on^^^ sn
Bag Fining attachment each $f 00 extra ^ $17.50.
Seed Corn Grader a ttachment each $7.00 e xtra.
THE CLIPPER CLEANER.
The greatest Fanning Mill and
Cleaner on earth. It's immense I This
IS the only perfect Clover, Timothy
Grain. Wheat. Oats. Rye. Barley and
beed Cleaner that we know of. We
are using a great many of them in our
warehouse and would not part with
them for $500 each, if we could not
get others like them. Send 2 cents for
circular.
Price, No. 1 $20.00
Price. No 2. (for Seed only) .... 28 00
Price, only $3.25.
i ,Inis newly improved, extra strong and
IweU made spinning wheel has many advan-
■ tagres over others.
f The fly wheel as well as all other narts
'are well constructed of best hardwood:
Three spools go with each wheel and
'T?u^ .*°"sr and will hold a bobbin
of thread 3^ inches in diameter. Spindles
and cranks are of the best wrought iron.
Fly whee measures 18 inches in diameter.
Ihe whole spinning wheel measures over
all in length 36 inches and in heighth up to
top of spool holders 82 inches, weight 15 lbs
It is just the machine for spinning flax and
wool and IS perfect in every respect.
Price $3 25
8pooj?."?oye°a°ch.°aa1d''^
PREAlIUiVlS
foun^d^n^Sp^'^a^'rh^^^^^^^^^ the premium seeds
But on farm seeds it is d fferent Thf^ mjiririn rrrrr«o,,,r^f • lor aoove siock taken trom our catalog from page 1 to 90 inclusive
hence no premium on farm seedl can bet„".|?Munl7ss1he^S?de"^^^^^^^ ^^""^ a'l/emium unlessfhe^'order ,s lar.e.
„. . Our Premiums on Farm Seeds are Given
I'^r^ef^'l?^^^^^^ induce you to see your neighbors and make your orders for f.rn, seeds
Grasse'^IIM'XVw^Sareirstl^^^^^^^ on paees 126 to 134 inclusive but not on Clovers
^ P^nTe%trtl\LlTo^^^^^^^^^^ premiums found o., pa.es 144 and 140
Conifort Rocker for your eoodwi^ or anVrder for s'i^^ Morns Chair or one for $35 00 and t-et the Solid
A few evenmgs amonsyour neighboring tarmers'will°g''iv"e yoTLffili'en^rdeS to get above splendid things free,
I , . You Can Take Your Own Time.
these or^dUrduriK^JIt? i907's°o"l ^n^as ii^e/^liriome^'i^ "'^^If t^.'jg^,^""'; in sending in
. Whenever you send in an order state on same that vmi a?P «^ri^^^^^ ^J' ?hat no further premiums on 1907 orders will be recognized.
In case the first order you send in is not lar^e enoin.h tn Ihi Jiy.i?'^ • ° j^e Morris Chair or any other premium that you may select. TUat U.
premium. ^'''^ enough to win this premium and you wish to send in subsequent ones to be added to this to win t"e
1
PREMIUMS-
Corn Hook
Price, only 50c: postpaid, 75c.
$7.50 order.
Given free with
See Bottom of Page 143 Relative to these Premiums.
NOLIN SOLID STEEL HAY KNIFE.
For Cutting Hay, Straw, Corn
Stalks, Ensilage, Peat, Etc.,
and for DitctLing.
This knife is 37 inches long by 3
inches wide in widest part, and
Self'f'eedrng Kn'^fe madL'andUl not bind or clog in closely packed material.
Price, $1.50. Given free with a $10.00 order. .
ECONOMY KITCHEN SET.
The Economy Kitchen Set is im-
mensely popular, sells at sight, con-
'tains one splendid Bread Knife,
one Cake Knife and one Paring
Kn.*^. Price, 45c; given with a
$7.50 orA.,^ The Christy Set, 60c;
given wim - . >j t>rder.
FARMERS'
BUTCHER KNIVES.
8-inch Butcher Knife, 6-inch
Slicking and 6-inch Skinning
Knife, three Knives needed
during butchering time on
every farm' in America.
Quality A
No. 1. 75c for
the three
knives:postage,
15c. Given with an $8.50 order.
Model
Tool Holder.
This set of tools and
tool holder is some-
thing of great value,
neat, handy and com-
plete, always ready,
no time lost or wasted
looking for screw
driver, tack puller,
gimlet, saw, chisel,
awls, etc.
Tools are war-
ranted the highest
grade cast steel.
Price $1.00.
Given free with an
order for $10.00
KNIVES.
We are giving
away a large col-
lection of knives.
This combi-
nation knife
here illus-
trated we are selling for
but $2.00 postpaid.
Given with a $15.00
order.
POSTHOLE DIGGER.
Thousands of these Round
Pesthole 1 )igKers are sold annu-
ally. Price $1.00 each. Given
free with a $7.50 order.
POSTHOLE AUGER.
Its adjustable cutter admits the passage
of stones and will make a posthole for
any size fence post. Each, 90c. Given
free with an $8,00 order.
THE OSBORNE WEEDER.
This cut explains
itself. It is a great
labor saver, 85c.
Given with an
$8.00 order.
Combined Anvil, Vise and Pipe Holder.
Greatest tool for the
farmer out. It's worth
money for every far-
mer, as mending and
repairing always costs
money. Made of cast
iron with hardened,
_ polished face. Size
1 X 71/^ inches. Size of screw. K inches. Jaws open
4/. inches. The pipe jaws are a valuable feature A
handy tool for repairing. Price only $2.50. ^iven
with a $12.50 order. ^^^^^^^
Christy Kitchen Set, $1.00
•I
GLASS SPRAYER.
Identical with Kill-Quick,
only with glass tube. Can
bo sent only by freight or
express. Price, 76c. Given
free with a $12.00 order.
FOR I OC we mail our
pamphlet, "Kill the Bugs,'' or we Avill send
same free with every order for the Kill-Quick
Bug Exterminator, the Ideal Sprayer,
Aquarius Pump, Sure Death Sprayer or Acme
Powder Gun. This pamphlet gives full direc-
tions how to apply the Slug Shot. Cattle Comfort. Bordeaux Mixture,
Kerosene Emulsion, etc.
SURE DEATH SPRAYER, 45c
1
I FOR DELIVCR^I
A splendid, cheap, effective, sure death sprayer. - ^
No matter what insects come your way or infest your plants, f
is the sprayer for them! Use either Bordeaux Mixture. I^^K^f.^th Paris
Green or any insect destroyer. All can be used with Sure Death Sprayer.
Pripfv .parh. 45c. Given free \vitl^^7.50 order
IDEAL
CORN
THE IDEAL
CORN
PLANTER.
A perfect tool for
corn planting.
Each, 75c.
Given free with a
$9.50 order.
Christy Kitchen Set.
Carefully packed in a substantially made
cabinet, a real splendid set, fine, good,
sSre to please. Weight, 4 lbs. Price, only
llcS Given free with an$10.00order.
WICKS.
The "MARSHALL PROCESS."
We believe 10,000 of our farmers and citizens who
use kerosene lamps will send us orders for $7.50, in
order to get free 5 dozen of the Marshall Process
Wicks, the greatest invention of the century.
Burns evenly. Never forms crust. Never sputters.
Never creeps. Never clogs. Never smells. Ke-
quires little trimming. It is a non-conductor. Pre-
vents overheating. Burns oil freely. Pertectly
odorless. Slow combustion. Highest illumination.
Strong white light. Improves eyesight. Saves the
temper. Makes home bright. Price per dozen, J5c.
Sixty assorted wicks given with a $7.50 order as
premium.
Ware House Truck.
Every farmer will want one,
as the price is so very low.
Each. $1.95. Given free with
a $20.00 order.
^^f^^^f^'L^^^prii'Ar^Y S PREMIUMS ON ORDERS
MEN'S GUN METAL
WATCH.
The jrentlemen's ^un metal
watch, as also the ladies' sun metal
watch, IS manufactured by one of
the largrest watch manufacturers
of the United States. It is a splen-
did time keeper and has given
most excellent satisfaction wher-
ever tried. We know that same
will please our customers and that
th.s premium will be hailed with
deliditbythousandsof our friends.
PnH ? model ;open face, stem wind
and set with jeweled movement:
Rnm.^"^"'4^^, assorted
/ i^rf ^ Arabic h^ures.
' i^Given with a ^j20.U0 order.
WESTERN STAR
WASHER. $3.25.
(See Page 142.)
OUR LEADING
SINGLE BARREL
BREECH LOADING
These guns make an aver-
age target of 275 pellets in
a 30 inch circle at 40 yards
lead 3% drams. Ibi oz. No 8
shot.
LADIES' GUN METAL WATCH.
dust and damni CSS fro n Pn?v,^. i'*- '""vement, preventing
Good rimevlei^^'y^^^^i;o a^gy ^enan,eled diJ.
This great machine is given free with
a $22.60 order.
, Madeinl2orl6.an.e 28^3^0^^ ^^''^ EJECTOR.
^SI'oli'aiilfei-.H|oa^^
^ ?e tH^^n^g's^-iSfS
lines and balance nerfec I v W hui f^T""'^ ^ ^""^^ ^""^ ^^^^ fine symmetrical
S^"ct^-^ca^„-nl€Sx^^^^
competitor who shoots a SlOO gun ^ """^^^ as his
^Jil^:.h^^^ l^^^T* blue rolled steel barrel pistol
grip stock, case hardened frame, rebounding him
28 qn^"^^Q^"-^^ PJ^*^^• bored. 12 or le^gauge
nHrp%R n?? V"-*" ^^''T'- j^^^^'" price. S8.00 Our
^ M 'o*^ ??- <^'ven With a $40.00 order
Pan,„..a on other ..ns for 2c. postage. ^^Hf ^ "|| "^Ijl^V^tel'-^.^e Ww^.?|o^^^^^^^^^^^^
»7.00 . Given free with a $50.00 order. '
ba^?;it ?;>Sf ^ ^i""^' I^f^ascus finished
Darrels. rebounding bar locks, extended rib
pistol grip stock, patent fore-end circular
hammors. matted rib. large tiring pins fanci
butt plate, highly engraved (see cut) inlaid
This f^'^ dog inlaid in'^UiVlock.
sellers Rpt^^n"^^.."^^ ''"^ ^u"^i^^ best
lricrk^Anl{'^^n^^^ $16.00. Our
price. »14.00. Given with an $85.00 order.
SPECIAL T. BARKER.
Damascus Finish Bar-
rels,
Top Snap, Bar Locks,
Matted Extension Rib,
Case Hardened Breech.
PRICE
► gauge, 32 inch barrels 8to9V, IKq
12 gauge. 30 or 32 inch barrels to 8^ bl*
16 gauge. 2H. 30 cr 32 inch barrels. 6'i to 7^ \hs
MORRIS CHAIR.
No chair on earth can
give you more solid com-
fort, Mr. Farmer and Mr
Citizen, than the Morris
Chair, and we are glad to
■^u .f"^^^ arrangements
with the manufacturers so
we can give this great chair
tree as a premium with
each order for $55 00, but
you must select the pre-
mium when ordering.
THE SOLID COMFORT ROCKER.
This splendidly built rattan rocker we eive
'iJ^''^'^^' ^^^^'^ ^"'^ $^5-^0. The rocker is
^^IHL^.-"^ ^" market. Our cash price $4.00
fc^Given with a $35.00 order.
''OUR PREMIUM BELL."
Ttis just the thing they have been
looking for. just the thmg they want,
just the thuig they need, as it is a gr?at
saymgof time and a saving of many a
fllL Vl'^ ^''^^ .housewife and the
folks at home. It is a great conveni-
f/l^f; 'XV';^ farmhouse will find a
Bell to call their help quickly of tre-
mendous advantage. Here is a Bell
that you can get with little effort.
cost to you, Whose Clear
sound can be heard a full mile.
CAn hour spent with your neighbor
in soliciting orders for our seeds
earns the Bell easily.) *
^' $ 5.00. free with $30.00 order.
i>. 7.50, '* 40 no '*
" c. 10.00. - Tom
Premiums
only sent
with order
when you
ask for same.
The World's Sickle Grinder.
A great invention. Thousands sold
annually. Price with Stone. $6.00 each.
Given free with a $27.50 order.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CLOTHES
EQUAL TO A CITY DRESSMAKER.
BE THE BEST DRESSED WOMAN IN YOUR LOCALITY.
Every woman wanta to dress well. It is a duty she owes to her-
s;)lf to look as well as possible, but you know how difficult and ex-
pensive it is, especially if you live on a farmorin a vilLif^eandsmall
jowns.to get dresses that entirely meet your expectation. They
never quite come up to what you thought they would. They
don't fit properly and entirely lack the style of the city-made
grarments. , , , , , ,
Now, by our simple instruction wo can quickly and cheaply
teach you to make your own dresses just as you want them,
In the latest mode, exactly as the famous and expensive city
dressmak(>rs would make them, but the costs will be even less
than the dresses you now wear. You can make your own and
chilclren's clothes better than any dressmaker in your com-
niunity. If you want to add to your present income we will
t . >ach you so you can make from $15.00 to $50.00 a week, no matter
who you are or where you live, on a farm or in a town or city.
WE WILL TEACH AT HOME BY MAIL.
ALL INSTRUCTION IS PERSONAL
Our system of teachinj? is simple and thorough. No patterns,
charts or mechanical devices are used. It teaches you how
to cut dresses without the use of paper patterns so that they
will fit perfectly in any style you desire. Instruction
covers planning, designing, selection and care of materials,
nieasuro taking, pattern making, sewing, finishing and draping.
The things so hard for most dressmakers are so simply ex-
plained that any one can do them. We teach how
to conduct a profitable dressmaking establishment.
We teach you how to successfully make your
own and others' clothes. Any woman or girl
who can read and write and who has a little
taste can soon learn to make fine garments
well. It does not take long under such
personal instruction.
It costs you nothing to learn all about
this wonderful course. As to our responsi-
bility, write to the Mayor or Postmaster
o f La Crosse, or to any bank in La Crosse. Write at once, today, before you forget it, for hand-
some book, "How We Teach Dressmaking At Home." It is free.
2,000 GRADUATES PRAISE THE COLLEGE.
West Hobokex, N. J., Dec. 4, ItKK?.
Dear Madam : I can't say enough in praise for the knowledge which I have received through
your lessons. I have studied other systems, but none are as easy to master as yours. You make
everything so easy for one, that one can't help but understand it.
I am sincerely yours, Miss Kate Foster.
Waterloo, III., Sept. 3 1906
My Dear Madam; I received my diploma, after completing the course with you, about two
weeks ago. I am very proud of it and want to thank you for your interest in me as one of your
scliolars. I already have as much sewing to do as I can possibly do. Besides the street gown,
which was agrand success, I made several wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses, any num-
ber of waists and skirts and suits, also separate coats. I shall at all times recommend your
school to any one interested. I think any girl who can possibly do so, should take a course in
your school. Very truly, Katjs Weuling.
WOMAN'S COLLEGE OF SCIENTIFIC DRESSMAKING.
LACROSSE, WIS.
000000-0-0-6
Sweep Stake Premium!
We have made a remarkable ar-
rangement with the Woman's Coh
lege of Scientific Dressmaking of
La Crosse, Wis,, by means of which
we are enabled to give a Scholarship
in this splendid Dressmaking Col-
lege as a premium on orders!
The Scholarship price is $12.50
cash.
This is the only Sweep Stake Pre-
mium we have and entitles you to
select anything and everything from
pages 1 to 146 of this catalogue to
win this premium.
An order of $80.00 from this cata-
logue entitles you to a scholarship in
this College of Scientific Dressmak-
ing. ^
With a little. effort your daughter
can take orders for $80.00 worth of
things out of this catalogue and win
this splendid scholarship and learn
with ease and rapidity how to make
her own dresses and clothes at home.
Or an order for §50.00 and $5.00
additional in cash gives you the
scholarship.
Or an order for $25.00 and $7.50 in
cash gives you the scholarship.
Or an order for $15.00 and $10.00
in cash gives you the scholarship.
Before making arrangements with
the Woman's College of Scientific
Dressmaking, we thoroughly invest-
igated their method of teaching
dressmaking by mail and found them
A No. 1, carrying out each and every
promise they make.
SIX SPLENDID VEGETABLE SORTS FOR 25c POSTPAID.
Will you please turn to the rear of this catalojrue and see the masnificont collection of yjgetables com
encumbers and Lettuce and Onions and Radishes and Tomatoes which we off^/Jf^V' f 25c? collection for u
of quality, for choiceness, for beauty in form, supcrlativeness in flavor, has no eqiial t^e wo Id over. In it are contained six of
on? preat specialties whlchcannot be bout?ht for love or mon.^v from any otlun- see h ii; n^^
specialties. Kindly look up tlie description under the different heads. We hope to sell muOU of these collections, hence our
low price. This great coUection of six splendid vegetable sorts, postpaid, oniy A&c,
BOOKS.
WE FURNISH THE FOLLOWING BOOKS, POSTPAID:
The GRIMM-WEBSTER German-Englislll Feeding and Management of Live Stock,
and English-German Dictionary
30.000 words defined in both languages, two
complete books in one, compiled by many
authorities. Price, cloth, 25c: stiff cloth . .$0.50
^Everybody's Cook Book. A great book
on cooking. 316 pages (in paper), price,
postpaid 55
Home Queen Cook Book. A gem! 608
pages, postpaid 1.00
Plant Breeding, by Bailey LOO
Farmer Blacksmith 50
(xardening for Young and Old 1-00
30 Dairy Katioiis, Carpenter 25
Poultry Manual. Cloth. 50; paper 25
Prof. Shaw, $1.00, paper cover
Weeds. Thos. Shaw, Cloth, 50c; paper. .
Green's Vegetable Gardening
Salzer's Pamphlet on Grass Culture
Salzer's Kill the Bugs
Insects, and How to Destroy Them
Market Gardening and Farm Notes
Money in the Garden. Quinn
Mushrooms; How to Grow Them
Salzer's Mushroom Culture
Asparagus Culture •
Celery for Profit
Sweet Potato Culture
Peanut Plant; Its Cultivation. Jones
The A B C of Potato Culture $0.50
New Onion Culture. Gremer -50
Onions; How to Raise Them 20
Tobacco Culture 25
$0.50 Kain's Ginseng Culture 50
.25 1 Broom Corn and Brooms -50
I.OO! Fuller's Small Fruit Culturist 1.00
Fuller's Grape Culturist 1-50
ABCof Bee Culture 1-25
An Egg Farm. Stoddard •••• J-OO
Profits in Poultry l-gj
Silos, Ensilage and Silage 50
Strawberry Culturist 25
Canning and Preserving -jO
Harris on the Pig , 1-^^
The Fruit Garden. Barry fOO
[Grasses, Fodder Crops. Prof. Shaw 1.40
1.75
LAST WORDS.
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llllins all or<lers carefully, and witli the additional room and facilities, Avehope to get along the coming season witnoui an error
and make 1007 the banner year.
When you sow, you want to reap, not sparingly, but boiintifully That «t^"^lly right !^^^ *Webel?e^Ti
endeavor to furnish you with only good, live, vigorous seeds, so that your ^^op may be g^^
that if any seeds can produce good yields and fine specimens, ours can, and we earnestly solicit youroraers, anapromise samt?
careful and prompt attention. Hiucerely yours.
HAMMOND PRESS
W> C. CONKEY COMPANY
CHICAGO
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